🌱 Spring Boot Boilerplate

This is a minimal and production-ready Spring Boot starter project that confirms successful setup with a simple "Spring Boot Project Running Successfully!" message on the root endpoint.

Designed for developers who want a clean, quick-start backend foundation without unnecessary complexity — ideal for microservices, REST APIs, or learning the Spring ecosystem.

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🚀 What’s Inside

This boilerplate includes:

• ✅ Spring Boot 3.x setup using Maven
• ✅ REST controller with root / endpoint for quick health check or initial test
• ✅ Clean folder structure for easy scalability
• ✅ Lightweight, no database or frontend — you add what you need

🔍 Access the root endpoint at http://localhost:8080/ to verify that your Spring Boot environment is running successfully.

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🧱 Project Structure

springboot-boilerplate/ ├── src/ │ └── main/ │ ├── java/ │ │ └── com/example/productapi/ │ │ ├── ProductApiApplication.java │ │ └── controller/ │ │ └── HelloController.java │ └── resources/ │ └── application.properties ├── pom.xml └── README.md

• ProductApiApplication.java – Main entry point for Spring Boot
• HelloController.java – REST controller with / endpoint
• pom.xml – Maven dependencies and build configuration

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🛠 How to Run the Project

🧾 Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• Maven 3.8+ installed
• Internet connection (for downloading dependencies)

📦 Running the App

# Step 1: Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Java-Projects-Practice/springboot-boilerplate.git

# Step 2: Navigate to the project folder
cd springboot-boilerplate

# Step 3: Run the application
mvn spring-boot:run

📎 http://localhost:8080/

You should see message:

Spring Boot Project Running Successfully!