Containerization, GraalVM Native Images & Kubernetes Deployment
Package Spring Boot applications into minimal Docker containers with multi-stage builds, compile to GraalVM Native Images (AOT), and deploy to Kubernetes clusters.
JIT Containers vs GraalVM Native Images
### JVM JIT Container vs GraalVM Native Image
| Metric | Standard JVM Container | GraalVM Native Image |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Compilation** | Dynamic JIT at runtime | Ahead-Of-Time (AOT) to native binary |
| **Startup Time** | 2.5 - 5.0 seconds | 0.02 - 0.05 seconds (20ms!) |
| **Memory Footprint** | ~350 MB RAM | ~40 MB RAM |
| **Build Time** | 30 seconds | 5 - 10 minutes |