Connecting to Other Databases
Explore how to connect Spring Boot applications to different databases using Spring Data JPA. Learn to replace the default in-memory database with MySQL or others by modifying dependencies and application properties. Understand key configurations like URLs, credentials, and Hibernate settings to ensure smooth database integration and test the connection to verify successful setup.
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An in-memory H2 database is easy to set up and use. Now it’s time to learn how to switch to another database. In real-life applications, we might want to connect to Oracle, MySQL, or SQL server databases. Using Spring Boot, switching databases is very straightforward. We just need to add some dependencies and change some property values.
This lesson assumes that the database is installed and the schema is properly populated.