Java is the most widely used enterprise programming language. It is a technology with nearly 30 years worth of development - providing a stable, mature and efficient virtual-machine-based runtime for executing server-side applications. Java support on cloud platforms is essential for enterprises looking to adopt serverless technology
Uses of Serverless Java
Nowadays Java has been substituted by other programming languages in many fields, but still is the base of small apps that run internally in many systems, and is the core of the coding for apps in Android smartphones and devices. Java is also used as a connector between environments, for example, to connect to a MySQL database.
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As well, Java is still really useful to create whole applications that run in a single computer or through a network of computers. Java can also be combined with other frameworks to create apps of your choice.
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Nimbella cloud & serverless infrastructure changes the way applications are developed and deployed
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Big enterprise developers working serverless based can gain in agility, focus, and costs on coding, deploying and maintaining apps.
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Small teams and freelancers can deliver large-scale distributed applications faster and more securely than ever before without the need of an infrastructure on-premise.
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Nimbella’s focus and main objective is dedicated to facilitating the widespread adoption of cloud computing to any kind of user and team of developers.
Nimbella's Serverless infrastructure offers and delivers a serverless cloud with a beautiful developer experience.
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How to Deploy Serverless Java with our platform
We can deploy java apps easily into Nimbella Serverless Platform with these steps below:
Code your business logic such that Java's main method consumes user requests as JSON object parameters.
Process User Request in Java as per your business logic.
Return the processed Response to the user as a JSON object.
Wrap your java project as per Nimbella's directory structure recommendation for deployment.
Configure the YAML file for deployment and deploy it through Nimbella's CLI.
Here’s an example of a typical directory structure of a serverless java maven project on Nimbella.
You can deploy your serverless Java code with us directly through our platform or also through a GitHub path.
If you are running the app through our console just type:
nim project deploy
And if you want to deploy through a GitHub path the command is the following:
github:
git@github.com:
https://github.com
so as an example of deployment through GitHub the code would be:
nim project deploy github:nimbella/demo-projects/visits
nim project deploy git@github.com:/my-account/my-repo-with-project/#dev
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Data about our Serverless platform for Java Apps
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The founders of Nimbella had first in mind to make things easy, safe and quick for any developer or team of developers wanting to code Serverless. That is why when you decide to deploy Java apps through our platform you get:
A dedicated and SSL-secured domain name for your Java apps. If you are a big team of developers and have extra needs, just let us know in private and we can extend those capabilities for you
Static front-end assets deployed automatically from a global CDN
The team or developer gets back-ends that can be run on-demand, as many times as needed, almost instantly. There are no servers to maintain and take care of
A secure space inside the platform to upload files, with access limits as needed
The state of the app is recorded in a Redis key-value store, with data accessible from the private back-end offering near-to-zero latency
Workflow Builder for organizing long-running tasks within the developing team or for yourself
CLI and workbench tools to manage Nimbella services, build projects and deploy your Java apps
The developer working through Nimbella can code the app once in one or more clouds and run it through the local machine
Nimbella serverless infrastructure allows you to implement APIs from third-party apps in a few clicks
Nimbella infrastructure integrates gracefully with all the most famous public clouds (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure), with private clouds and also through a multi-cloud strategy: you can write the code once and deploy in all the clouds at the same time
Try deploying serverless Java code now for free
You can try our serverless platform even without signing up just by visiting our Playground.
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The Playground allows you to try our serverless environment without the need of creating an account and anonymously, but with limits in terms of the number of functions you can deploy (max 10), execution time (max 3 seconds) and system usage (max 128 MB).
We support a few more frameworks along with Java in our serverless infrastructure. Combine Java with these other languages and frameworks to create amazing serverless apps with Nimbella.
Our starter accounts are free: you just have to sign up to get started. If you need more capabilities you can upgrade from Starter account to Pro account at any time.
Which tier/account type is best for me?
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If you are the only developer the Starter free account is likely the best match for you. The Starter account provides you with all the capabilities of the platform. On the other hand, if you are part of a small team of developers and/or you are working with multiple projects at the same time, we suggest you the Pro account.
What is Nimbella’s Playground and what can I do with it?
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The Playground allows you to try out a few capabilities of Nimbella’s serverless platform anonymously, without the need of signing up and for free. You can create, run and share up to 10 serverless functions in multiple languages like React, JS, Python, PHP, Go, Java, Swift and Typescript. However, the Playground has limits: maximum execution time is 3 seconds and the function may not consume more than 128 MB. If you start trying out the Playground and you decide to sign up for an account you can export the functions you have coded into your account.
How do I get support from Nimbella?
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You will find us on Slack and you can email us at any moment. If you are using our Enterprise account we provide 24x7 support