What is Spring Boot?
<ul>
<li>A framework designed to simplify the bootstrapping and development of new Spring applications.
</li>
<li>Provides a range of non-functional features common to large classes of projects (e.g., embedded servers, security, metrics, health checks).
</li>
</ul>
Key Features and Advantages:
<ul>
<li>Standalone: Can be run on a local machine without an external server.
</li>
<li>Spring Boot Starter POMs: Simplifies Maven configuration.
</li>
<li>Auto-Configuration: Automatically configures your Spring application based on the jar dependencies present.
</li>
<li>Production-Ready Features: Monitoring, metrics, and health checks.
</li>
</ul>
Setting up the Development Environment:
<ul>
<li>Java Development Kit (JDK): Ensure JDK 8 or later is installed.
</li>
<li>Integrated Development Environment (IDE): IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse recommended.
</li>
<li>Build Tool: Apache Maven or Gradle.
</li>
</ul>

**What is Spring Boot?**

* A framework designed to simplify the bootstrapping and development of new Spring applications.
    
* Provides a range of non-functional features common to large classes of projects (e.g., embedded servers, security, metrics, health checks).
    

**Key Features and Advantages:**

* **Standalone:** Can be run on a local machine without an external server.
    
* **Spring Boot Starter POMs:** Simplifies Maven configuration.
    
* **Auto-Configuration:** Automatically configures your Spring application based on the jar dependencies present.
    
* **Production-Ready Features:** Monitoring, metrics, and health checks.
    

**Setting up the Development Environment:**

* **Java Development Kit (JDK):** Ensure JDK 8 or later is installed.
    
* **Integrated Development Environment (IDE):** IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse recommended.
    
* **Build Tool:** Apache Maven or Gradle.

Introduction to Spring Boot