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# \[AIAB-04] Optimize a Java-based Kubernetes application (Online Boutique)

This guide will walk you through the steps of optimizing an application running on a Kubernetes cluster using Akamas.

You will optimize [Online Boutique](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/microservices-demo), a cloud-native microservices application implemented by Google as a demo application for Kubernetes. It is a web-based sample, yet a fully-fledged, e-commerce application.

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#### What you will learn

* How to integrate your Kubernetes Cluster with Akamas
* How to model the Online Boutique application inside Akamas
* How to configure Prometheus to let Akamas collect Kubernetes performance metrics
* How to optimize a Kubernetes application using Akamas

#### What you will need <a href="#user-content-what-you-will-need" id="user-content-what-you-will-need"></a>

* Basic understanding of the concepts - you may want to watch a quick (2m) video included in this Welcome to Akamas guide and get yourself familiar with Akamas' key concepts by reading the Learn Akamas key concepts guide.
* An Akamas installation with a valid license - you may want to read the Akamas in-a-box guide to set up your Akamas instance.
* A working Kubernetes cluster - if you do not have such a cluster available, you can easily create a local one following the next sections of this guide.

You can find all the configuration files used in this guide on Akamas' [public GitHub repository](https://github.com/akamaslabs/kubernetes-online-boutique).

Please clone the repository in the home directory of the Akamas instance by running the command

```bash
git clone https://github.com/akamaslabs/kubernetes-online-boutique.git
```


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