Blogging Application

A simple blogging application built with Java and Spring Boot.

Technologies Used

• Java 21
• Spring Boot 3.5.5
• Maven
• Spring Data JPA
• Thymeleaf
• MySQL

Prerequisites

• Java 21
• Maven
• MySQL

How to Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/abhigithubgaur/Blog-Application.git

2. Create the database:
   • Open MySQL and create a new database named jdbc_db.
3. Configure the database:
   • Open src/main/resources/application.properties and update the following properties with your MySQL credentials:

     spring.datasource.username=your-username
     spring.datasource.password=your-password

4. Build the project:

   mvn clean install

5. Run the application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

6. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8081

Project Structure

• src/main/java: Contains the main source code.
  • controller: Contains the Spring MVC controllers.
  • model: Contains the data models.
  • repository: Contains the data repositories.
• src/main/resources: Contains the application resources.
  • templates: Contains the Thymeleaf templates.
  • application.properties: Contains the application configuration.
• pom.xml: The Maven project configuration file.