This Spring Boot for Beginners training is designed to introduce participants to modern Java application development using Spring Boot. The course covers Spring Boot fundamentals, auto-configuration, building RESTful services, basic data access, configuration management, and application deployment concepts. Participants will gain hands-on experience to quickly build production-ready Spring Boot applications with minimal configuration and prepare for advanced Spring Boot and microservices learning paths.

• Understand the architecture, core features, and development capabilities of Spring Boot for modern application development.
• Set up and configure the Spring Boot environment, project dependencies, and development tools for application development.
• Design application components, configurations, REST services, and layered architectures using Spring Boot development approaches.
• Implement dependency injection, data access, API development, and application workflow management effectively.
• Debug, test, and optimize Spring Boot applications for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Build secure, modular, and production-ready applications using Spring Boot best practices.

 • Java beginners moving to Spring Boot
 • Backend developers starting with Spring Boot
 • Full-stack Java developers
 • Students and aspiring Java backend developers
 • Professionals transitioning to modern Java frameworks

 • Basic knowledge of Java fundamentals
 • Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts
 • Basic understanding of web application development

 • Building applications using Spring Boot
 • Understanding auto-configuration and starters
 • Creating RESTful APIs with Spring Boot
 • Managing application properties and profiles
 • Integrating databases with Spring Boot
 • Handling basic exception management
 • Applying Spring Boot best practices
 • Preparing Spring Boot apps for deployment

By the end of this training, participants will be able to build modern Spring Boot applications and REST APIs with confidence. Learners will gain strong fundamentals in Spring Boot, data access, configuration, and basic security, enabling them to develop scalable, production-ready Java backend applications.

Introduction to Spring Boot & Project Setup
 • What is Spring Boot and why use it
 • Spring Boot architecture overview
 • Creating Spring Boot projects
 • Understanding project structure

Auto-Configuration & Starters
 • Understanding Spring Boot starters
 • Auto-configuration concepts
 • Customizing auto-configuration
 • Managing dependencies

Building RESTful APIs
 • Creating REST controllers
 • Request mapping and routing
 • Handling JSON requests and responses
 • REST API best practices

Configuration & Profiles
 • application.properties and application.yml
 • Using Spring profiles
 • Externalized configuration
 • Environment-specific settings

Data Access with Spring Boot
 • Integrating Spring Data JPA basics
 • Defining entities and repositories
 • Performing CRUD operations
 • Database configuration

Exception Handling & Validation
 • Global exception handling
 • Input validation basics
 • Custom error responses
 • Handling common API errors

Spring Boot Security Basics
 • Introduction to Spring Security with Spring Boot
 • Basic authentication concepts
 • Securing REST endpoints
 • Role-based access basics

Testing Spring Boot Applications
 • Unit testing basics
 • Testing REST controllers
 • Using Spring Boot Test
 • Mocking dependencies

Deployment & Production Readiness
 • Packaging Spring Boot applications
 • Running Spring Boot in production
 • Monitoring and logging basics
 • Performance considerations

• Spring Boot Setup & Application Architecture
• Project Configuration, Dependencies & Auto-Configuration
• Beans, Dependency Injection & Component Management
• REST API Development, Data Access & Service Integration
• Testing, Debugging & Performance Optimization
• End-to-End Spring Boot Application Development Project

Participants will be evaluated through hands-on Spring Boot development labs, practical REST API exercises, instructor-led code reviews, and a final assessment focused on building a complete Spring Boot application.

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive an AcadNXT Certificate of Completion for Spring Boot for Beginners. This digital, verifiable certification validates core Spring Boot and REST API development skills and can be shared on LinkedIn and included in professional profiles to enhance career opportunities.