A comprehensive, classroom-ready curriculum for teaching Spring Boot from absolute beginners to advanced practitioners. Designed for instructors and self-learners.

Curriculum Overview

Level Modules Focus
Beginner 1–4 What is Spring Boot, setup, first app, core concepts
Intermediate 5–8 REST APIs, Data (JPA), Security, Configuration
Advanced 9–12 Testing, Actuator, Production, Microservices

Prerequisites: Basic Java (classes, interfaces, collections). Familiarity with Maven or Gradle is helpful but not required.

Runtime: Java 17+ (Spring Boot 3.x). Spring Boot 4.x uses Java 17+ and supports newer JDKs.

Learning Path

BEGINNER
├── 01 What is Spring Boot?
├── 02 Environment Setup
├── 03 Your First Application
└── 04 Core Concepts (IoC, DI, Auto-configuration)

INTERMEDIATE
├── 05 Building REST APIs
├── 06 Spring Data JPA
├── 07 Spring Security
└── 08 Configuration & Profiles

ADVANCED
├── 09 Testing (Unit, Integration, MockMvc)
├── 10 Actuator & Monitoring
├── 11 Production Deployment
└── 12 Microservices Patterns

How to Use These Materials

  1. In order: Follow modules 1–12 for a full course.
  2. Code: Each module references code in /code/ — run and modify the examples.
  3. Exercises: End-of-module exercises reinforce concepts.
  4. Slides/labs: You can derive slides or lab sheets from the markdown.

Directory Structure

materials/
├── README.md                 ← You are here
├── 01-beginner/
│   ├── 01-what-is-spring-boot.md
│   ├── 02-environment-setup.md
│   ├── 03-first-application.md
│   └── 04-core-concepts.md
├── 02-intermediate/
│   ├── 05-rest-apis.md
│   ├── 06-spring-data-jpa.md
│   ├── 07-spring-security.md
│   └── 08-configuration-profiles.md
└── 03-advanced/
    ├── 09-testing.md
    ├── 10-actuator-monitoring.md
    ├── 11-production-deployment.md
    └── 12-microservices-patterns.md

code/
├── beginner/                 ← First app, core concepts
├── intermediate/             ← REST, JPA, Security examples
└── advanced/                 ← Testing, Actuator, production

Official Resources

License & Usage

These materials are for educational use. Spring Boot is under the Apache License 2.0.