Local Dev Setup — Backend

Follow these steps to run the backend Java Spring Boot 3 service locally.

Prerequisites

Java Development Kit (JDK) 21
Maven 3.8+
PostgreSQL (either a local instance, Docker container, or Supabase free tier)

Navigate to the backend directory:
```
cd backend
```
Create a .env file in the backend folder matching the keys in backend/.env.example. See the Environment Variables Reference page for details.

Database schemas are managed using Flyway. To run migrations manually:

mvn flyway:migrate

Start the Spring Boot backend server on port 8080:

mvn spring-boot:run