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Java Spring Boot on AWS Elastic Beanstalk

This track covers Spring Boot 3 on AWS Elastic Beanstalk using the Corretto 17 platform branch on 64bit Amazon Linux 2023. It follows the same progression as the other language tracks: local development, first deployment, configuration, operations, automation, and common AWS integrations.

Prerequisites

  • Java 17 installed locally.
  • Apache Maven 3.9 or later.
  • AWS CLI v2 configured with credentials and a default region.
  • EB CLI installed and available in PATH.
  • IAM permissions for Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, ACM, Route 53, and any optional integration services.
java --version
mvn --version
aws --version
eb --version
aws sts get-caller-identity

What You'll Build

You will build a Spring Boot application that:

  • Packages as a runnable JAR with Maven.
  • Binds to server.port=${PORT:5000} so it works both locally and on Elastic Beanstalk.
  • Starts through a Procfile using java -jar target/guide-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar.
  • Uses environment properties, .ebextensions, CloudWatch logging, and AWS integrations.

Steps

Step File Focus
1 01-local-run.md Local Spring Boot run and JAR packaging
2 02-first-deploy.md First Elastic Beanstalk deployment on Corretto 17
3 03-configuration.md Environment properties, Procfile, and .ebextensions
4 04-logging-monitoring.md Logs, CloudWatch, health, and Logback patterns
5 05-infrastructure-as-code.md CloudFormation definition for a Java EB environment
6 06-ci-cd.md GitHub Actions build and deploy pipeline
7 07-custom-domain-ssl.md Route 53 and ACM for HTTPS
8 java-runtime.md Corretto versions, JVM tuning, and startup behavior
9 recipes/index.md Integration recipes for common workloads 
flowchart TD
    A[Local Spring Boot App] --> B[mvn package]
    B --> C[Procfile plus target JAR]
    C --> D[Elastic Beanstalk Web Environment]
    D --> E[Observe Logs and Health]
    E --> F[Automate with CI CD]
    F --> G[Add Domain and TLS]
    G --> H[Apply Recipes]

Verification

Use these checks before you start the Java track:

java --version
mvn --version
aws configure list
eb --version
aws elasticbeanstalk list-platform-versions --filters "Type=PlatformName,Operator==,Values=Corretto"

Expected outcomes:

  • Java 17 is installed locally.
  • Maven can resolve and run builds.
  • AWS CLI shows configured credentials and region.
  • EB CLI returns a version.
  • Elastic Beanstalk platform queries succeed in your AWS account context.

See Also

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