Spring boot starter modules

Module	Description
spring-boot-starter	This is the simplest Spring Boot starter that adds the spring-core module as a dependency for your project. It can be used to create a very simple Spring application. It is used mostly for learning purposes and for creating base projects, that encapsulate common functionality shared among other modules in a project.
spring-boot-starter-aop	Adds the spring-aop as a dependency for your project.
spring-boot-starter-data-*	This type of starter adds various Spring dependencies for working with data in your project. The * replaces the technology from which data is coming. For example, spring-boot-starter-data-jdbc adds classes for creating Spring Repository beans for handling data from databases supporting a JDBC driver: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.
spring-boot-starter-web	Configures minimal dependencies for creating a web application.
spring-boot-starter-security	Configures minimal dependencies for securing a Spring web application.
spring-boot-starter-webflux	Configures minimal dependencies for creating a reactive web application.
spring-boot-starter-actuator	Configures Spring Boot Actuator, which enables a set of endpoints for monitoring a Spring web application.
spring-boot-starter-test	Configures the following set of libraries: Spring Test, JUnit, Hamcrest, and Mockito.

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Last update: May 6, 2024