Learning Paths

Villanova simplifies the development of composable applications deployed on Kubernetes. Villanova supports end-to-end modularity, with frontend and microservice architectures for codebases that are easier to understand, maintain, and debug across large, distributed teams.

Check out the learning paths below to find step-by-step tutorials for the most common tasks, organized by architecture and level of complexity.

Frontend Development

Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
Build a Basic Widget	Add Configuration to a Widget	Generate Micro Frontends and Microservices Based on a Database Entity
Create a React Micro Frontend	Enable Communication between MFEs	Create an Villanova Platform Capability (EPC)
Create an Angular Micro Frontend	Add Access Controls to your MFEs
Create and Manage Content	Enable Context Parameters for your MFEs

Backend Development

Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
Build and Publish a Simple Bundle	Build and Publish a Project Bundle	Export a Bundle from an Existing Application
Generate Micro Frontends and Microservices Based on a Database Entity	Use JDL Studio to Create a Complex Database Entity	Manage Plugin Environment Variables
Run Micro Frontends and Microservices in Your Local Environment	Add Access Controls to Your Microservices
Add an API Claim to Connect a MFE to a Microservice	Use Postman with OAuth2 APIs
Create a Spring Boot Microservice

Operations

Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
Set Up Villanova on a Local Kubernetes Cluster	Customize the base Villanova Application via a Docker Image	High Availability on Villanova
Set Up Villanova on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)	Connect Your Villanova Application to an External Database	Configure Multitenancy
Set Up Villanova on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)	Install the Standard Demo Application	Install a Bundle from a Private Image Registry
Set Up Villanova on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)	Configure the Villanova Operator	Install Bundle Microservices from a Private Registry
Set Up Villanova on Red Hat OpenShift	Manage NGINX	Set Up Plugin Profiles
Villanova Installation on Kubernetes	Add a GitHub Actions CI Workflow	Redis Integration
Villanova Installation on Mac M1/M2	Use Env Variables to Customize Microservices	Connect to an External Keycloak Instance
Villanova CLI Reference