Appendix
Explore setting up a Spring Boot project using Spring Initializr, IntelliJ IDEA, and Eclipse IDEs. Understand adding essential dependencies like Spring Web and JPA, starting the app, and running it via Gradle or terminal commands.
Spring Boot project setup
Using Spring initializr website
Go to Spring initializr’s website to create a Spring Boot project. You can choose any of the Maven and Gradle build tools. However, to follow the course closely, we’ll advise using Gradle, as it offers easy setup and less boilerplate configuration. Next, choose the latest Spring Boot’s