We will use Spring Initializr (http://start.spring.io) to set up a new project. The following screenshot shows the GroupId, ArtifactId, and Dependencies to be selected:
Dependencies include the following:
- Zipkin Stream: Multiple options exist to configure a Zipkin server. In this example, we will keep it simple by creating a standalone service listening on events and storing information in the memory.
- Zipkin UI: Provides a dashboard with the search functionality.
- Stream Rabbit: Used to bind the Zipkin stream with a RabbitMQ service.
In production, you would want to have a more robust infrastructure. ...
