Chapter 5: Create Spring Boot Project and Build Hello World REST API | Spring Boot Course

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Setting Up the Development Environment for Spring Boot

In this chapter, we will use Spring Initializr to quickly create and bootstrap a Spring Boot project, import it into IntelliJ IDEA, and build a simple hello-world REST API.

What is Spring Initializr?

Spring Initializr is a web-based tool that simplifies the process of bootstrapping a new Spring Boot project. It provides a user-friendly interface to select project settings and dependencies.

Open Spring Initializr:

• Navigate to Spring Initializr in your web browser.

Configure Project Metadata:

• Group: com.company
• Artifact: first-springboot-app
• Name: Demo
• Description: First Spring Boot App
• Package name: com.company.app
• Packaging: Jar
• Java Version: 17 (or the latest version available)

Select Dependencies:

• Add the following dependencies:
• Spring Web