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Spring Boot

Spring Boot is an open-source Java framework used for programming standalone, production-grade Spring-based applications with a bundle of libraries that make project startup and management easier. Spring Boot is a convention-over-configuration extension for the Spring Java platform intended to help minimize configuration concerns while creating…

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TomcatJettyApplication serverProject Object ModelsMaven
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Integration with Spring Framework Modules

Spring Security
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Application servers

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Autoconfiguration

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Developer
VMware
License
Apache License 2.0
Original author
Rod Johnson
Platform
Jakarta EE
Release
April 2014; 12 years ago (2014-04)
Repository
github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot

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Spring Boot

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples67
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Spring Boot

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related to References · 23
Spring Boot → Action, Apress, Berkeley, CA, Cosmina, Craig, Deinum, ISBN, Iuliana, Jan, July, Manning, Marten, Musib, Practice, Pro Spring MVC, S2CID, Schuster, Simon, Somnath
related to @SpringBootApplication · 9
Spring Boot → As, ComponentScan, EnableAutoConfigurationand, Spring-specific, SpringBootApplication, SpringBootApplicationannotation, SpringBootConfiguration, The, WAR
related to Application servers · 7
Spring Boot → By, However, If Maven, Spring, Tomcat, WAR, WildFly
related to Spring Security · 5
Spring Boot → IDspring-boot-starter-securitydependency, If Maven, Spring Security, Spring Security Module, The
related to Actuator · 4
Spring Boot → If Maven, Spring Boot Actuator, Spring Boot Application, The Spring Boot Actuator
related to Configuration properties · 2
Spring Boot → Examples, The
Developer · 1
Spring Boot → VMware
License · 1
Spring Boot → Apache License 2.0
Original author · 1
Spring Boot → Rod Johnson
Platform · 1
Spring Boot → Jakarta EE

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spring boot application configuration build java file used applications framework platform maven isbn provides libraries project tool web spring-based features

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Spring BootDeveloperVMware1.00infobox
Spring BootLicenseApache License 2.01.00infobox
Spring BootOriginal authorRod Johnson1.00infobox
Spring BootPlatformJakarta EE1.00infobox
Spring BootReleaseApril 2014; 12 years ago (2014-04)1.00infobox
Spring BootRepositorygithub.com/spring-projects/spring-boot1.00infobox
Spring BootStable release4.1.1 / 20 August 2026; 4 days ago (20 August 2026)1.00infobox
Spring BootTypeApplication framework1.00infobox
Spring BootWebsitespring.io/projects/spring-boot1.00infobox
Spring BootWritten inJava1.00infobox
Spring Bootis aconvention-over-configuration extension for the Spring Java platform intended to help minimize configuration concerns while creating Spring-based applications0.90text
metricsinstance ofThe only build tools supported are Maven and Gradle.Automatic configuration of the Spring Application.Provides production-ready functionality0.80text

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