Spring Initializr generates a skeleton Spring Boot project so you can start writing application code instead of creating directories and a build specification by hand. Use it through its website, REST API, command-line options, or IDE integration. section 1.2
To create a project in Spring Tool Suite:
- Start a new Spring project and enter its general project information. section 1.2.1
- Choose the Spring Boot version and starter dependencies. For a web application, select Spring Web, Thymeleaf, and Spring Boot DevTools. section 1.2.1 section 1.2.2
- Click Finish. The wizard downloads the generated project into your workspace and builds it. Its default Initializr address is http://start.spring.io; change the Base Url only if you use another Initializr instance. section 1.2.1
The generated Maven project includes a populated pom.xml, an application bootstrap class, and a test that checks whether the Spring application context loads. The build inherits dependency management from spring-boot-starter-parent, so covered dependencies do not need individual version declarations. section 1.2.2
Listing 1.1 The initial Maven build specification
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project
xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<parent>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
<version>2.5.3</version> #1
<relativePath />
</parent>
<groupId>sia</groupId>
<artifactId>taco-cloud</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>taco-cloud</name>
<description>Taco Cloud Example</description>
<properties>
<java.version>11</java.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency> #2
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>true</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
<artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin> #3
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>spring-milestones</id>
<name>Spring Milestones</name>
<url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<id>spring-milestones</id>
<name>Spring Milestones</name>
<url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>
</project>
Inspect the generated pom.xml to see how project metadata, the Spring Boot parent, Java version, and dependencies become a Maven build specification. section 1.2.2
A separate Admin server
To start a Spring Boot Admin server, generate another Spring Boot project and select Spring Boot Admin (Server). Initializr adds the server starter dependency; enabling the server and setting its port are subsequent configuration steps. section 16.1.1
