## Spring Boot Reference Guide le of Contents I. Spring Boot Documentation 1. About the documentation 2. Getting help 3. First steps 4. Working with Spring Boot 5. Learning about Spring Boot features 7. Advanced topics II. Getting started 8. Introducing Spring Boot 9. System Requirements Servlet containers 10. Installing Spring Boot Installation instructions for the Java developer Installing the Spring Boot CLI Manual installation Installation with SDKMAN! OSX Homebrew installation MacPorts installation Command-line completion Quick start Spring CLI example

# Spring Boot Reference Guide 1.4.4.RELEASE Phillip Webb, Dave Syer, Josh Long, Stéphane Nicoll, Rob Winch, Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk, Christian Dupuis, Sébastien Deleuze Copyright © 2013-2016 I. Spring Boot Documentation ..... 1 1. About the documentation ..... 2 2. Getting help ..... 3 3. First steps ..... 4 4. Working with Spring Boot ..... 5 5. Learning about Spring Boot features Getting started ..... 9 8. Introducing Spring Boot ..... 10 9. System Requirements ..... 11 9.1. Servlet containers ..... 11 10. Installing Spring Boot ..... 12 10.1. Installation instructions

# Spring Boot Reference Documentation Phillip Webb, Dave Syer, Josh Long, Stéphane Nicoll, Rob Winch, Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk, Christian Dupuis, Sébastien Deleuze, Michael Simons, Vedran Pavić 4 3.2. Upgrading From an Earlier Version ..... 4 3.3. Developing With Spring Boot ..... 4 3.4. Learning About Spring Boot Features ..... 4 3.5. Web ..... 5 3.6. Data ..... 5 3.7. Messaging Getting Started ..... 7 4.1. Introducing Spring Boot ..... 7 4.2. System Requirements ..... 7 4.2.1. Servlet Containers ..... 7 4.3. Installing Spring Boot ..... 8 4.3.1. Installation Instructions

# Spring Boot Reference Documentation Phillip Webb, Dave Syer, Josh Long, Stéphane Nicoll, Rob Winch, Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk, Christian Dupuis, Sébastien Deleuze, Michael Simons, Vedran Pavić with Spring Boot ..... 4 3.4. Learning About Spring Boot Features ..... 4 3.5. Moving to Production ..... 5 3.6. Advanced Topics ..... 5 4. Getting Started ..... 6 4.1. Introducing Spring Boot Installing Spring Boot ..... 7 4.3.1. Installation Instructions for the Java Developer ..... 7 Maven Installation ..... 7 Gradle Installation ..... 8 4.3.2. Installing the Spring Boot CLI .

# Spring Boot Reference Documentation Phillip Webb, Dave Syer, Josh Long, Stéphane Nicoll, Rob Winch, Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk, Christian Dupuis, Sébastien Deleuze, Michael Simons, Vedran Pavić 4 3.2. Upgrading From an Earlier Version ..... 4 3.3. Developing With Spring Boot ..... 4 3.4. Learning About Spring Boot Features ..... 4 3.5. Web ..... 5 3.6. Data ..... 5 3.7. Messaging 7 4.1. Introducing Spring Boot ..... 7 4.2. System Requirements ..... 7 4.2.1. Servlet Containers ..... 7 4.2.2. GraalVM Native Images ..... 8 4.3. Installing Spring Boot ..... 8 4.3.1. Installation

# Spring Boot Reference Documentation Phillip Webb, Dave Syer, Josh Long, Stéphane Nicoll, Rob Winch, Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk, Christian Dupuis, Sébastien Deleuze, Michael Simons, Vedran Pavić with Spring Boot ..... 4 3.4. Learning About Spring Boot Features ..... 4 3.5. Moving to Production ..... 5 3.6. Advanced Topics ..... 5 4. Getting Started ..... 6 4.1. Introducing Spring Boot Installing Spring Boot ..... 7 4.3.1. Installation Instructions for the Java Developer ..... 7 Maven Installation ..... 7 Gradle Installation ..... 8 4.3.2. Installing the Spring Boot CLI .

# Spring Boot Reference Documentation Phillip Webb, Dave Syer, Josh Long, Stéphane Nicoll, Rob Winch, Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk, Christian Dupuis, Sébastien Deleuze, Michael Simons, Vedran Pavić 4 3.2. Upgrading From an Earlier Version ..... 4 3.3. Developing With Spring Boot ..... 4 3.4. Learning About Spring Boot Features ..... 4 3.5. Web ..... 5 3.6. Data ..... 5 3.7. Messaging 7 4.1. Introducing Spring Boot ..... 7 4.2. System Requirements ..... 7 4.2.1. Servlet Containers ..... 7 4.2.2. GraalVM Native Images ..... 8 4.3. Installing Spring Boot ..... 8 4.3.1. Installation

# Spring Boot Reference Documentation Phillip Webb, Dave Syer, Josh Long, Stéphane Nicoll, Rob Winch, Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk, Christian Dupuis, Sébastien Deleuze, Michael Simons, Vedran Pavić 4 3.2. Upgrading From an Earlier Version ..... 4 3.3. Developing With Spring Boot ..... 4 3.4. Learning About Spring Boot Features ..... 4 3.5. Web ..... 5 3.6. Data ..... 5 3.7. Messaging Getting Started ..... 7 4.1. Introducing Spring Boot ..... 7 4.2. System Requirements ..... 7 4.2.1. Servlet Containers ..... 7 4.3. Installing Spring Boot ..... 8 4.3.1. Installation Instructions

# Spring Boot Reference Documentation Phillip Webb, Dave Syer, Josh Long, Stéphane Nicoll, Rob Winch, Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk, Christian Dupuis, Sébastien Deleuze, Michael Simons, Vedran Pavić 4 3.2. Upgrading From an Earlier Version ..... 4 3.3. Developing with Spring Boot ..... 4 3.4. Learning About Spring Boot Features ..... 4 3.5. Web ..... 5 3.6. Data ..... 5 3.7. Messaging Getting Started ..... 7 4.1. Introducing Spring Boot ..... 7 4.2. System Requirements ..... 7 4.2.1. Servlet Containers ..... 7 4.3. Installing Spring Boot ..... 8 4.3.1. Installation Instructions

# Spring Boot Reference Documentation Phillip Webb, Dave Syer, Josh Long, Stéphane Nicoll, Rob Winch, Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk, Christian Dupuis, Sébastien Deleuze, Michael Simons, Vedran Pavić 4 3.2. Upgrading From an Earlier Version ..... 4 3.3. Developing with Spring Boot ..... 4 3.4. Learning About Spring Boot Features ..... 4 3.5. Web ..... 5 3.6. Data ..... 5 3.7. Messaging Getting Started ..... 7 4.1. Introducing Spring Boot ..... 7 4.2. System Requirements ..... 7 4.2.1. Servlet Containers ..... 7 4.3. Installing Spring Boot ..... 8 4.3.1. Installation Instructions