Setting Up Local Environment

Get introduced to setting up the tools required for a Spring Boot application.

This lesson will guide you in setting up your local environment for a Spring application.

To create a Spring Boot application, we’ll need to install a couple of tools:

  • Java: We’ve used Java 11 (LTS version) throughout the course.

  • Maven or Gradle: Both are tools for building and managing Java-based projects. They both work equally well, though we’ve used Maven throughout this course.

Linux/macOS

If you’re using a Linux/macOS system, please install Java and Maven through SDKMAN! using the following instructions:

SDKMAN!

SDKMAN! is a helpful tool for installing ...