Wrapping Up

You packaged a microservice into an archive file. That’s a huge step for this application because it means you can deploy it to any environment that has a JVM available. There are many possibilities, including containers that run in the cloud, containers that run on embedded devices, and containers that run on a dedicated server.

You also learned how the JVM can simplify a Ruby architecture no matter what JRuby web framework you use. This will be important as you work your way through the book and as you continue to develop new applications on your own.

Having a JRuby application packaged into a WAR file is a good first step, but you still need to deploy it and consume it. In the coming chapters, you’ll learn how to get this ...

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