Java-Quotes-App

This project is a simple Java-based HTTP server that serves random motivational quotes via a REST API. The quotes are externalized to a quotes.txt file for easy customization.

Features

• Serves random motivational quotes in JSON format.
• Uses an external quotes.txt file for configurable quotes.
• Dockerized for easy deployment.

Requirements

• Java 17+
• Maven (if building from source)
• Docker (for containerized deployment)

Usage/Examples

Running Locally

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/dsusmit63/java-quotes-app.git
cd java-quotes-app

2. Ensure quotes.txt exists in the project directory and contains quotes (one per line).
3. Compile and run the application:

javac src/Main.java -d out
java -cp out Main

4. The server will start on http://localhost:8000

Running With Docker

1. Build the docker image:

docker build -t java-quotes-app:latest .

2. Run the container:

docker run -d -p 8000:8000 --name java-quotes-app java-quotes-app:latest

3. Access the application at http://localhost:8000

File Structure

project-root/
│── src/
│   └── Main.java
│── quotes.txt
│── Dockerfile
│── README.md
│── target/
│   └── myapp.jar (if using Maven build)

Customizing quotes

To customize the quotes, edit quotes.txt and restart the application. Each quote should be on a new line.

Author

• dsusmit63