This repository serves as a structured learning path for mastering Spring Boot. It includes step-by-step projects, real-world examples, and resources designed to build your expertise in Spring Boot from the ground up.
- Goals:
- Understand the basics of Spring Boot and its ecosystem.
- Learn how to create and run your first Spring Boot application.
- Projects:
- Topics:
- Dependency Injection (DI)
- Application Context and Beans
- Maven and Gradle integration
- Resources:
- Official Docs: Getting Started
- Goals:
- Design and implement REST APIs using Spring Boot.
- Learn error handling, validation, and best practices.
- Projects:
- Topics:
- REST principles and HTTP methods
- Data validation with
@Valid - Exception handling (
@ControllerAdvice)
- Resources:
- Baeldung: Building a REST API with Spring Boot
- Goals:
- Integrate Spring Boot with relational and NoSQL databases.
- Master the use of Spring Data JPA.
- Projects:
- Topics:
- JPA Repositories and Custom Queries
- Transactions with Spring Boot
- Database migrations with Flyway and Liquibase
- Resources:
- Official Docs: Spring Data JPA
- Goals:
- Build robust, secure, and scalable applications.
- Explore advanced features and integrations.
- Projects:
- Topics:
- Spring Security (JWT, OAuth2)
- Spring Cloud (Eureka, Config Server, Zuul)
- Event-Driven Architecture with Kafka
- Resources:
- Spring Security Guide: Securing a Web Application
- Spring Cloud: Getting Started
- Goals:
- Deploy Spring Boot applications in production environments.
- Set up monitoring and performance tracking.
- Projects:
- Topics:
- Deploying to AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Monitoring with Actuator and Prometheus/Grafana
- CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins/GitHub Actions
- Resources:
- Docker: Dockerizing a Spring Boot Application
- Kubernetes: Spring Boot on Kubernetes
- Books:
- Spring in Action by Craig Walls
- Pro Spring Boot by Felipe Gutierrez
- Courses:
- Communities:
spring-boot-learning/
├── poc-projects/ # All basic projects {in-progress}
├── hello-spring-boot/ # Basic project for getting started {in-progress}
├── employee-management-system/ # CRUD project with JPA {TBD}
├── library-management-api/ # REST API with pagination {TBD}
├── secure-banking-api/ # Secure API with Spring Security {TBD}
├── microservices-example/ # Microservices with Spring Cloud {TBD}
├── dockerized-spring-boot/ # Docker container example {TBD}
└── spring-boot-kubernetes/ # Kubernetes deployment example {TBD}
If you have feedback or suggestions to enhance this repository, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request. I’m also open to collaborating on exciting Spring Boot projects!