The Million Song Library (MSL) project is a microservices-based Web application built using AngularJS, a Cassandra NoSQL database, and several Netflix OSS tools such as Karyon, Zuul, and Eureka.
At Kenzan, we created the Million Song Library project to demonstrate the advantages of a microservices architecture, as well as the flexibility and capability offered by the Netflix OSS components when paired with a Cassandra database. However, the MSL project is more than just a demonstration. It also provides a foundation on which database-driven applications can be rapidly developed, tested, and deployed to the cloud.
To learn more about the MSL microservices architecture and the tools we used to build it, see the Million Song Library Project Documentation.
You can run the Million Song Library demonstration locally on a Mac, Linux, or Windows computer. Or deploy it to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and run it on an EC2 instance.
There are three ways to run the Million Song Library demonstration:
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Automated Setup – Uses the
setup.shscript (located in the/commondirectory) to automate much of the setup process. This is the quickest method for running the MSL demonstration locally on a Mac, Linux, or Windows system. -
Manual Setup – Also runs the MSL demonstration locally on a Mac or Linux system. This method takes more time but lets you control how the various tools are installed on your system.
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AWS Setup – Deploys the MSL demonstration to an EC2 instance on AWS. This method uses Vagrant to automate the cloud deployment process.
For step-by-step instructions for each setup method, see the Million Song Library Project Documentation.
Use the following resources (located in the /docs directory) to learn more about the Kenzan Million Song Library:
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Million Song Library Project Documentation – Overview of the Million Song Library microservices-based architecture as well as step-by-step instructions for running the MSL demonstration locally or deploying it to AWS.
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API Documentation – Million Song Library API documentation, generated using Swagger.
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Service Documentation – Description of the classes and methods for each Million Song Library microservice, generated using Javadoc.
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Client/UI Documentation – Classes, functions, and variables for the Million Song Library client/UI, generated using ESDoc.
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CSS Style Guide – CSS styles used in the Million Song Library client/UI, generated using KSS.
© 2016 Kenzan Media, LLC.
The Kenzan Million Song Library project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
If you have questions about the Million Song Library demonstration, feel free to drop us a line at support_msl@kenzan.com.