A comprehensive, production-ready Spring Boot learning resource with 10 detailed modules covering everything from foundational concepts to enterprise-level patterns.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Modules | 10 Files |
| Total Content | 17,744+ Lines |
| Git Commits | 10 Separate Commits |
| Diagram Files | 24 Mermaid Diagrams |
| Technology Stack | Spring Boot 3, Spring 6, Hibernate, JPA |
| Complexity | Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced |
| Estimated Learning Time | 40-60 hours |
File: 01_spring-boot-overview.md
Commit: 3df8b03
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- What Spring Boot is and problems it solves
- JDK 17+ setup and IDE configuration
- Spring Boot vs Traditional Spring
- Spring Initializr for quick project creation
- Complete "Hello World" example
- Embedded server (Tomcat) configuration
@SpringBootApplicationannotation
✅ Enterprise-level Java application development
✅ Project initialization and structure
✅ REST endpoints with @GetMapping and @RestController
✅ Embedded server setup
File: 02_spring-boot-core.md
Commit: 33d6361
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- Inversion of Control (IoC) principle
- Dependency Injection (DI) patterns
- Spring Container and Bean management
- Component Scanning with
@SpringBootApplication - Stereotype annotations (@Component, @Service, @Repository)
- Bean scopes (Singleton, Prototype, Request, Session)
- Bean lifecycle management
- Qualifiers and @Primary for ambiguous beans
✅ IoC container as object factory
✅ Autowiring mechanisms
✅ Package scanning hierarchy
✅ Bean initialization and destruction
✅ Constructor vs Setter vs Field Injection
File: 03-spring-boot-3-hibernate-jpa-crud.md
Commit: 1aea014
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- Hibernate and JPA fundamentals
- Complete CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
- Entity configuration with annotations
- EntityManager for database operations
- DAO (Data Access Object) pattern
- JPQL (Java Persistence Query Language)
- Transaction management with
@Transactional - MySQL database setup and integration
- Auto table generation with Hibernate
✅ ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) concepts
✅ Entity lifecycle states
✅ Primary and foreign keys
✅ Query methods and custom JPQL
✅ Transaction management and ACID properties
✅ Best practices for data access layer
File: 04-spring-boot-3-rest-crud.md
Commit: bc6db68
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- REST fundamentals and conventions
- JSON data format and syntax
- HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
- Spring
@RestControllerand request mapping - Jackson for JSON data binding
- Exception handling and error responses
- REST API design principles
- Spring Data JPA repositories
- Spring Data REST for automatic CRUD endpoints
- OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
- Postman testing examples
✅ HTTP status codes and error handling
✅ Request/response handling
✅ RESTful endpoint design patterns
✅ CRUD operations via REST API
✅ API documentation best practices
✅ Error response patterns
File: 05-spring-boot-3-rest-security.md
Commit: 84a3149
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- Spring Security configuration
- Authentication and authorization concepts
- JWT (JSON Web Tokens) token-based security
- OAuth2 integration
- In-memory user management
- Database-backed user storage
- BCrypt password encryption
- Custom database tables for users/roles
- Spring Security filter chain
- Role-based endpoint protection
✅ User and Role entity design
✅ Password hashing and encryption
✅ Token generation and validation
✅ Securing specific endpoints
✅ Custom authentication handlers
✅ Session management
File: 06-spring-boot-3-spring-mvc.md
Commit: 7328816
Size: 2,950 insertions
- Thymeleaf template engine fundamentals
- Spring MVC architecture and flow
@Controllerannotation and design- Model binding with Model object
- Thymeleaf syntax and expressions
- HTML form handling
- CSS integration and styling
- Bootstrap 5 framework
- Form elements and validation display
- Template location configuration
- Complete Student form examples
✅ Template-based view rendering
✅ Dynamic content generation
✅ Form data binding
✅ View model attributes
✅ Bootstrap responsive design
✅ Server-side template processing
File: 07-spring-boot-3-spring-mvc-crud.md
Commit: 1c7b652
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- Complete Employee Directory application
- 3-tier architecture (Controller, Service, DAO)
- Thymeleaf template design for lists, forms
- Full CRUD operations via web interface
- Form validation and error handling
- Data persistence with Spring Data JPA
- Service layer for business logic
- Repository queries with custom
@Query - Department filtering and employee search
- Bootstrap UI styling
- Integration tests for all operations
✅ MVC separation of concerns
✅ Web form creation and validation
✅ List and detail views
✅ CRUD controller methods
✅ Service layer pattern
✅ Data filtering and searching
✅ Production-grade error handling
File: 08-spring-boot-3-spring-mvc-security.md
Commit: a39014d
Size: 2,392 insertions
- Spring Security in web applications
- Authentication with custom login forms
- Authorization based on user roles
- Custom login/logout pages
- Access denied handling
- Dynamic content display based on roles
- BCrypt password hashing
- Custom user and role database tables
- CSRF protection (automatic)
- Thymeleaf + Spring Security integration
- Session management
- Role-based view rendering
✅ Security filter chain
✅ Login form customization
✅ Role-based access control (RBAC)
✅ Encrypted password storage
✅ Access denied pages
✅ Security testing strategies
✅ User/Role entity relationships
File: 09-spring-boot-3-jpa-advanced-mappings.md
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- One-to-One mappings (uni-directional & bi-directional)
- One-to-Many and Many-to-One relationships
- Many-to-Many mappings with join tables
- Entity lifecycle states (Transient, Persistent, Detached)
- Cascade operations (PERSIST, MERGE, REMOVE)
- Fetch strategies (EAGER vs LAZY loading)
- Foreign key and join table configuration
@JoinColumnand@JoinTableannotations- Database schema definitions
- DAO layer examples for all mapping types
- Query methods for related entities
✅ Relational database design
✅ Entity relationships modeling
✅ Bidirectional mappings
✅ Join tables and references
✅ Cascade and fetch strategy implications
✅ Entity persistence patterns
✅ Best practices for complex relationships
File: 10-spring-boot-3-aop.md
Commit: 539b55e
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- AOP fundamentals and terminology
- Aspect, Advice, Join Point, Pointcut concepts
- All advice types: @Before, @AfterReturning, @AfterThrowing, @After, @Around
- Pointcut expressions and pattern matching
@Orderannotation for aspect execution order- JoinPoint vs ProceedingJoinPoint
- Real-world use cases:
- Logging and debugging
- Performance monitoring
- Caching implementation
- Security checks
- Auditing operations
- Spring AOP vs AspectJ comparison
- Best practices and common pitfalls
✅ Cross-cutting concerns
✅ Aspect definitions and configuration
✅ Pointcut expressions and patterns
✅ Method interception
✅ Performance metrics collection
✅ Audit trail implementation
✅ Caching patterns
84a3149 - docs(05): REST API security with JWT, OAuth2, token management
a39014d - docs(08): Spring Security guide with login forms, BCrypt, custom tables
2e65ef3 - docs(09): Advanced mappings with @OneToOne, @OneToMany, @ManyToMany
1c7b652 - docs(07): Employee CRUD application with validation, error handling
bc6db68 - docs(04): REST API CRUD with Spring Data REST, error handling
539b55e - docs(10): Complete AOP guide with all advice types, real-world use cases
33d6361 - docs(02): Spring Boot core concepts with DI, auto-config, starters
1aea014 - docs(03): Hibernate JPA CRUD operations with entity annotations
3df8b03 - docs(01): Spring Boot overview with introduction, architecture, quick start
7328816 - docs(06): Spring MVC with Student controller, Thymeleaf, Bootstrap
All diagrams are in /diagrams folder as .mmd files:
| # | Diagram | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Course Architecture | Overall course structure |
| 02 | Learning Path | Sequential learning flow |
| 03 | Technology Stack | Tools and frameworks |
| 04 | Application Architecture | Complete app structure |
| 05 | Spring Container | Bean lifecycle and creation |
| 06 | Dependency Injection | DI types and patterns |
| 07 | Bean Lifecycle | Bean initialization steps |
| 08 | JDBC vs Hibernate | ORM layers |
| 09 | Entity Lifecycle | Entity states |
| 10 | CRUD Operations | Create, Read, Update, Delete |
| 11 | Transaction Management | Transaction flow |
| 12 | One-to-One Mapping | Entity relationships |
| 13 | One-to-Many Mapping | Entity relationships |
| 14 | Many-to-Many Mapping | Entity relationships |
| 15 | REST Basics | HTTP methods and status |
| 16 | REST Design | API endpoint design |
| 17 | REST Request Flow | Complete REST flow |
| 18 | Authentication & Authorization | Security concepts |
| 19 | User Auth Process | Login process |
| 20 | BCrypt Password | Password encryption |
| 21 | RBAC | Role-based access |
| 22 | MVC Architecture | Web architecture |
| 23 | AOP Concepts | Cross-cutting concerns |
| 24 | Advice Types | AOP advice types |
- Module 01: Overview
- Module 02: Core Concepts
- Module 03: Hibernate/JPA CRUD
- Module 04: REST APIs
- Module 05: REST Security
- Module 06: Spring MVC
- Module 07: MVC CRUD
- Module 08: MVC Security
- Module 09: Advanced Mappings
- Module 10: AOP
✅ Full-Stack Web Applications
- Database-driven applications
- User authentication and authorization
- Role-based access control
✅ REST APIs
- Microservices with Spring Boot
- JWT token-based security
- Complete CRUD operations
✅ Enterprise Applications
- Complex entity relationships
- AOP for cross-cutting concerns
- Production-grade error handling
✅ Scalable Systems
- Spring Security integration
- Transaction management
- Performance optimization with AOP
- Spring Boot 3.x - Framework
- Spring Framework 6.x - Core
- Spring MVC - Web framework
- Spring Security 6.x - Authentication/Authorization
- Spring Data JPA - Data access
- Hibernate - ORM framework
- Jakarta Persistence API - JPA specification
- MySQL/PostgreSQL - Database
- Thymeleaf - Server-side templating
- Bootstrap 5 - CSS framework
- Jackson - JSON serialization
- Maven - Build tool
- Apache Tomcat - Embedded server
- ✅ 3-Tier Architecture (Controller, Service, DAO)
- ✅ MVC (Model-View-Controller)
- ✅ REST API Design
- ✅ AOP (Aspect-Oriented Programming)
- ✅ JPA/Hibernate ORM
- ✅ Entity Relationships (@OneToOne, @OneToMany, @ManyToMany)
- ✅ Cascade Operations
- ✅ Fetch Strategies (EAGER/LAZY)
- ✅ Transaction Management
- ✅ Authentication & Authorization
- ✅ BCrypt Password Encryption
- ✅ JWT Token-Based Security
- ✅ Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- ✅ CSRF Protection
- ✅ Dependency Injection
- ✅ Service Layer Pattern
- ✅ Repository Pattern
- ✅ Error Handling & Exception Management
- ✅ Validation
- ✅ Logging & Monitoring (via AOP)
| File | Lines | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| 01_spring-boot-overview.md | 1,043 | Intro & Setup |
| 02_spring-boot-core.md | 1,395 | DI & Beans |
| 03-spring-boot-3-hibernate-jpa-crud.md | 3,027 | Database |
| 04-spring-boot-3-rest-crud.md | 2,879 | REST APIs |
| 05-spring-boot-3-rest-security.md | 1,433 | API Security |
| 06-spring-boot-3-spring-mvc.md | 2,951 | Web Views |
| 07-spring-boot-3-spring-mvc-crud.md | 1,698 | Web CRUD |
| 08-spring-boot-3-spring-mvc-security.md | 2,392 | Web Security |
| 09-spring-boot-3-jpa-advanced-mappings.md | 2,092 | DB Relations |
| 10-spring-boot-3-aop.md | 1,241 | Enterprise |
| TOTAL | 20,151 | Complete Course |
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- ✅ Build Spring Boot applications from scratch
- ✅ Design and implement REST APIs with security
- ✅ Manage databases with Hibernate/JPA
- ✅ Create web applications with Thymeleaf
- ✅ Implement Spring Security authentication/authorization
- ✅ Design complex entity relationships
- ✅ Apply AOP for cross-cutting concerns
- ✅ Follow enterprise architecture patterns
- ✅ Write production-grade code
- ✅ Solve real-world enterprise problems
📁 Total Files: 10 markdown documents
📝 Total Lines: 20,151+ lines of content
🔗 Git Commits: 10 separate commits
📊 Diagrams: 24 Mermaid diagrams
🎯 Modules: 10 comprehensive modules
⏱️ Learning Time: 40-60 hours
📈 Complexity: Beginner → Advanced
🏆 Production Ready: Yes
git clone https://github.com/Vivekchavda1374/Getting-started-with-SpringBoot-SpringMVC-SpringSecurity-Hibernate-JPA.git
cd Getting-started-with-SpringBoot-SpringMVC-SpringSecurity-Hibernate-JPAAll .mmd files can be viewed with:
- GitHub's built-in Mermaid viewer (view raw file)
- Mermaid Live Editor: https://mermaid.live
- VS Code with Mermaid extension
Start with 01_spring-boot-overview.md and progress sequentially through modules.
Refer to /diagrams folder for visual understanding of concepts.
Spring Boot Course (10 Modules)
│
├── Foundation Layer (Modules 1-2)
│ ├── Overview & Setup
│ └── Core Concepts
│
├── Data Access Layer (Modules 3, 9)
│ ├── Hibernate/JPA CRUD
│ └── Advanced Mappings
│
├── Service Layer (Modules 4-5)
│ ├── REST APIs
│ └── REST Security
│
├── Web Layer (Modules 6-8)
│ ├── Spring MVC
│ ├── MVC CRUD
│ └── MVC Security
│
└── Enterprise Layer (Module 10)
└── AOP Patterns
- Java programming experience (OOP, classes, interfaces, inheritance)
- Basic understanding of databases and SQL
- JDK 17 or higher installed
- Any Java IDE (IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, or VS Code)
- MySQL or PostgreSQL for database examples
- Study Content: Read each module sequentially
- Review Diagrams: Use visual diagrams for concept understanding
- Implement Code: Follow examples and build projects
- Run Tests: Execute integration tests in each module
- Experiment: Modify examples and create variations
- Build Projects: Create your own applications using patterns learned
- Java Development Kit (JDK): 17 or higher
- IDE: IntelliJ IDEA Community (recommended), Eclipse, or VS Code
- Database: MySQL 8.0+ or PostgreSQL 12+
- Build Tool: Maven 3.6+ (usually included in IDE)
- Git: For version control
- Postman: For REST API testing
- MySQL Workbench: For database management
- Spring Tool Suite: Extended IDE features
This is an educational resource. Feel free to:
- Create issues for clarifications
- Suggest improvements
- Share implementations
- Provide feedback
This educational material is provided as-is for learning purposes.
⭐ Comprehensive: 20,151+ lines covering all Spring Boot aspects
⭐ Practical: Production-ready code examples
⭐ Visual: 24 Mermaid diagrams for better understanding
⭐ Organized: 10 separate git commits for easy navigation
⭐ Professional: Enterprise-level patterns and practices
⭐ Complete: From basics to advanced patterns
This repository is a complete Spring Boot mastery course designed to transform you from a beginner to an intermediate-level Spring Boot developer capable of building enterprise-grade applications.
Whether you're starting your Spring Boot journey or looking to deepen your understanding, this comprehensive resource provides everything you need to succeed.
Happy Learning! 🚀
- Format: Self-paced, markdown-based learning
- Duration: 20-25 hours of study
- Level: Beginner to Expert
- Prerequisites: Java knowledge, SQL basics , Java OOPS
- Output: Production-ready Spring Boot applications
Last Updated: November 13, 2025
Repository: https://github.com/Vivekchavda1374/Getting-started-with-SpringBoot-SpringMVC-SpringSecurity-Hibernate-JPA
Author: Vivek Chavda