ktor

Containerize a Ktor application with Jib

This is an example of how to easily build a Docker image for a Ktor application with Jib.

./gradlew jibDockerBuild

docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 ktor-jib-example:1

The application can also be ran outside of Jib's build process via ./gradlew run

Defined environment variables

A few variables have been added in the code-base to show case some of the unique features of Ktor.

• KTOR_APP_ID - The name of the application in the logs
  • Type: String
• KTOR_METRICS_ENABLED - Exposes JMX Metrics through the application port (8080)
  • Type: Boolean (default: false)
• KTOR_ROUTE_TRACING - Enables verbose logging of route matches for debugging complex/nested routing tables
  • Type: Boolean

More information

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