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IntelliJ IDEA provides first-class support for Spring Boot, which makes it straightforward to create and manage Spring Boot applications. Here's a step-by-step guide to create a Spring Boot project with IntelliJ IDEA:
Open IntelliJ IDEA:
Start IntelliJ IDEA. If you don't have it installed, you can download it. For Spring Boot development, you'd ideally want the Ultimate edition because it offers enhanced support for Spring, but the Community edition can also work for basic projects.
Start a New Project:
File
> New
> Project...
.Spring Initializr
. This is a built-in interface to the same Spring Initializr web-based tool that developers use to bootstrap new Spring Boot projects.Next
.Set Project Metadata:
Group
and Artifact
fields. These are often used to identify your project in a Maven or Gradle repository.Next
.Select Dependencies:
Web
category and select Spring Web
. This will add Spring MVC and embedded Tomcat to your project.Next
.Project Name and Location:
Finish
.Explore Your Project:
IntelliJ IDEA will generate a new Spring Boot project and open it. In the src/main/java
directory, you'll find the main application class, which you can run as a regular Java application. The src/main/resources
directory will contain the application.properties
(or application.yml
) file, where you can specify configuration properties for your app.
Run Your Project:
@SpringBootApplication
.Run
.If your project includes the Spring Web dependency, once the application is running, you can navigate to http://localhost:8080
in your browser to see the default page or any endpoint you create.
Remember, IntelliJ IDEA offers many tools to aid in Spring Boot development, from autocompletion for properties files to integrated Spring Boot Actuator endpoints and much more, especially in the Ultimate edition.