This is a sample application that demonstrates how to build a web application with Spring Boot and Thymeleaf. This application allows you to sign up for an account, log in, and view a list of users.

It is not required of you to use this application as a starting point for your project. You may choose to start from scratch, or use another sample application as a starting point. This application is provided as a reference for you to use if you find it helpful.

To create a Spring Boot project in IntelliJ IDEA (Ultimate), follow the instructions in the Create your first Spring application tutorial.

This project uses the following dependencies:

• Amazon Corretto 18
• Spring Boot 3.0.4
• Spring Web
• Thymeleaf

Note: Other dependencies may be added to the project as needed.

This project requires the following software:

• IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate
  • Download: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/
  • Obtain a free student license: https://www.jetbrains.com/community/education/#students

Spring support is only available in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate. For more information, see Spring Support in IntelliJ IDEA.

Additionally, the following software is recommended:

To get started, clone this repository and open the project in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate. Maven will download the required dependencies defined in the pom.xml file.

To configure the project SDK, goto File > Project Structure... and select the Project tab. In the SDK dropdown, select corretto-18.

If the corretto-18 SDK is not available, you will need to download and install it. This can be done by clicking the Add SDK > Download JDK... button and select Version: 18, Vendor: Amazon Corretto 18.0.2.

To run the application, run the main method in the example.application.DemoApplication class, found in demo/src/main/java/example/application/DemoApplication.java.

This will start the application on port 8080. You can access the application by navigating to http://localhost:8080/login in your browser.

In this project, the Java code is located in the src/main/java directory, and the HTML templates are located in the src/main/resources/templates directory.

Test files are located in the src/test/java directory.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of tutorials. These are just some tutorials that I found helpful when I was learning Spring & Thymeleaf. You may find other tutorials more useful to you, depending on your learning style and your project requirements.

• Videos:

  • (LinkedIn Learning) Create a Spring Project - by Todd Perkins - This is a collection of short videos to get you started with Spring & Thymeleaf. We recommend the first 3 videos in this series:
    • Creating a Spring project
    • Building APIs
    • Returning JSON data
  • (YouTube) Java Web Development: Java Thymeleaf - by LaunchCode - This is a playlist of tutorials on how to use Spring with Thymeleaf to build a web application. We recommend the following tutorials of this series:
    • Java Hello Spring Part 3: Static Response. You will learn how to create a controller that returns a static view.

• Articles / Guides:

  • Spring Official Guide - This is the official Spring guide. It is a good place to start if you are new to Spring. They are a bit long, but feel free to focus on the sections that are relevant to your project.
  • Thymeleaf Official Documentation - This is the official Thymeleaf documentation. It is a good place to start if you are new to Thymeleaf. They are a bit long, so again, feel free to focus on the relevant sections.
  • Introduction to Using Thymeleaf in Spring - This is a good article that explains how to use Thymeleaf with Spring MVC.