Master Hibernate and JPA with Spring Boot in 100 Steps - Step 9: Spring Boot Actuator

The video tutorial provides an overview of Spring Boot Actuator, highlighting its simplicity and the steps to configure it. It explains the various endpoints and URLs associated with Actuator, noting changes across different Spring Boot versions. The tutorial explores Actuator's features, including monitoring, metrics, and security audit events. It emphasizes the importance of configuring Actuator properties to enable desired functionalities while considering performance impacts. The video concludes with a summary of Actuator's capabilities and encourages further exploration for specific needs.

What is the primary purpose of adding a Spring Boot Actuator to a project?

• To enhance the user interface

• To monitor and manage application performance

• To increase application speed

• To improve database connectivity

Which tool is used to browse the data provided by the actuator's REST services?

• Spring Security

• HAL Browser

• Spring MVC

• Spring Data JPA

What is a significant change in actuator URLs from Spring Boot 1.x to 2.x?

• The URL changed from '/actuator' to '/application'

• The URL was removed

• The URL changed from '/application' to '/actuator'

• The URL remained the same

What is the potential downside of enabling all management endpoints in Spring Boot Actuator?

• Increased application speed

• Performance impact

• Improved security

• Reduced application size

Which Eclipse plugin helps in configuring Spring Boot properties?

• Spring Tools

• Maven

• Jenkins

• Gradle

What kind of information can the 'audit events' endpoint provide?

• Database queries

• Memory usage

• Security audit details

• CPU usage

Why should HTTP trace not be enabled in production?

• It can impact performance

• It increases security

• It improves user experience

• It reduces application size