_ RUN TESTS WITH TESTCONTAINERS

Learn Testcontainers with Java|

Write fast, reliable integration tests using real containers.

Reliable integration tests shouldn’t depend on fragile local setups or unrealistic in-memory replacements.

This material will explore how to use Testcontainers to run real databases, message brokers, caches, and cloud services in Docker. The goal is to make your tests more reliable, reproducible, and production-ready.

Reliable Tests

Containers

Spring Boot Integration

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Course Outline

Core Concepts

3 LESSONS

1. Getting Started With Testcontainers

2. Container Lifecycle Management

3. Networking & Wait Strategies

Specialized Containers

6 LESSONS

1. Running SQL Databases With Testcontainers

2. NoSQL Testing With Testcontainers

3. Testing Message Brokers With Testcontainers

4. Mocking External APIs With Testcontainers

5. Caching With Testcontainers and Redis (upcoming)

6. Cloud Emulation Using Testcontainers (upcoming)

Modern Integration with Spring Boot

3 LESSONS

1. Introduction to @ServiceConnection

2. Local Development With Testcontainers

3. Reusing Containers in Spring Tests

Advanced Real-World Scenarios

4 LESSONS

1. Debugging & Visualization (upcoming)

2. Testing With Custom Images (upcoming)

3. The “Sidecar” Pattern (upcoming)

4. Testcontainers Cloud & CI/CD (upcoming)

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