Asynchronous File Upload in Java with Spring
Uploading files to cloud storage like AWS S3 is a common task in modern applications. At first, you might handle this in a simple, synchronous way: one file at a time, blocking the thread. But this approach doesn't scale well. In this post, we'll explore how to use asynchronous uploads in Java with Spring Boot, why it's a better approach, the trade-offs you need to be aware of, and how to make it more resilient using Resilience4j with retry and exponential backoff.

Uploading files to cloud storage like AWS S3 is a common task in modern applications. At first, you might handle this in a simple, synchronous way: one file at a time, blocking the thread. But this approach doesn't scale well.
In this post, we'll explore how to use asynchronous uploads in Java with Spring Boot, why it's a better approach, the trade-offs you need to be aware of, and how to make it more resilient using Resilience4j with retry and exponential backoff.