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create-spring-boot-java-project — GitHub Copilot skill

Creates a Spring Boot Java skeleton with Maven, database settings and Docker Compose. Use it when a new API needs PostgreSQL, Redis and MongoDB locally.

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What create-spring-boot-java-project does

The skill downloads a Maven Spring Boot project from Spring Initializr, unpacks it, then checks the build with ./mvnw clean test. The template uses Java 21 and includes web, JPA, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, validation, cache, Testcontainers and Lombok dependencies.

It adds SpringDoc for Swagger UI plus ArchUnit test dependencies in pom.xml. It also writes SpringDoc, Redis, PostgreSQL and MongoDB properties, then creates a root docker-compose.yaml with redis:6, postgresql:17 and mongo:8 services.

Java 21, Docker and Docker Compose are required. The generated local configuration contains rootroot passwords, so replace them before using the setup beyond local work. Install this for a fresh Java API; it is a poor fit for a project that already has its own database setup.

What it helps with

  • create a Maven Spring Boot skeleton on Java 21
  • add PostgreSQL, Redis and MongoDB dependencies
  • configure Swagger UI with SpringDoc
  • start local services from docker-compose.yaml
  • check the project with Maven tests

Example prompts for the agent

  • Create a Spring Boot Java project with PostgreSQL, Redis and MongoDB.
  • Generate the Maven project and add settings to application.properties.
  • Create docker-compose.yaml for redis:6, postgresql:17 and mongo:8.

How to install create-spring-boot-java-project

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill create-spring-boot-java-project

2GitHub CLI

gh skill install github/awesome-copilot create-spring-boot-java-project

3Manually: put the files in place

.github/skills/create-spring-boot-java-project/SKILL.md

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Questions about create-spring-boot-java-project

How do I install create-spring-boot-java-project in GitHub Copilot?

Run npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill create-spring-boot-java-project. You can also use gh skill install github/awesome-copilot create-spring-boot-java-project.

What does create-spring-boot-java-project do?

The skill creates a Maven Spring Boot template, then adds dependencies, database configuration and Docker Compose services. It runs ./mvnw clean test to check the project.

What does create-spring-boot-java-project require?

It requires Java 21, Docker and Docker Compose. Its local setup uses PostgreSQL, Redis and MongoDB.

Source text

SKILL.md · MIT
---
name: create-spring-boot-java-project
description: 'Create Spring Boot Java Project Skeleton'
---

# Create Spring Boot Java project prompt

- Please make sure you have the following software installed on your system:

  - Java 21
  - Docker
  - Docker Compose

- If you need to custom the project name, please change the `artifactId` and the `packageName` in [download-spring-boot-project-template](#download-spring-boot-project-template)

- If you need to update the Spring Boot version, please change the `bootVersion` in [download-spring-boot-project-template](#download-spring-boot-project-template)

## Check Java version

- Run following command in terminal and check the version of Java

```shell
java -version
```

## Download Spring Boot project template

- Run following command in terminal to download a Spring Boot project template

```shell
curl https://start.spring.io/starter.zip \
  -d artifactId=${input:projectName:demo-java} \
  -d bootVersion=3.4.5 \
  -d dependencies=lombok,configuration-processor,web,data-jpa,postgresql,data-redis,data-mongodb,validation,cache,testcontainers \
  -d javaVersion=21 \
  -d packageName=com.example \
  -d packaging=jar \
  -d type=maven-project \
  -o starter.zip
```

## Unzip the downloaded file

- Run following command in terminal to unzip the downloaded file

```shell
unzip starter.zip -d ./${input:projectName:demo-java}
```

## Remove the downloaded zip file

- Run following command in terminal to delete the downloaded zip file

```shell
rm -f starter.zip
```

## Change directory to the project root

- Run following command in terminal to change directory to the project root

```shell
cd ${input:projectName:demo-java}
```

## Add additional dependencies

- Insert `springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui` and `archunit-junit5` dependency into `pom.xml` file

```xml
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.springdoc</groupId>
  <artifactId>springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui</artifactId>
  <version>2.8.6</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
  <groupId>com.tngtech.archunit</groupId>
  <artifactId>archunit-junit5</artifactId>
  <version>1.2.1</version>
  <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
```

## Add SpringDoc, Redis, JPA and MongoDB configurations

- Insert SpringDoc configurations into `application.properties` file

```properties
# SpringDoc configurations
springdoc.swagger-ui.doc-expansion=none
springdoc.swagger-ui.operations-sorter=alpha
springdoc.swagger-ui.tags-sorter=alpha
```

- Insert Redis configurations into `application.properties` file

```properties
# Redis configurations
spring.data.redis.host=localhost
spring.data.redis.port=6379
spring.data.redis.password=rootroot
```

- Insert JPA configurations into `application.properties` file

```properties
# JPA configurations
spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.postgresql.Driver
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/postgres
spring.datasource.username=postgres
spring.datasource.password=rootroot
spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
spring.jpa.show-sql=true
spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true
```

- Insert MongoDB configurations into `application.properties` file

```properties
# MongoDB configurations
spring.data.mongodb.host=localhost
spring.data.mongodb.port=27017
spring.data.mongodb.authentication-database=admin
spring.data.mongodb.username=root
spring.data.mongodb.password=rootroot
spring.data.mongodb.database=test
```

## Add `docker-compose.yaml` with Redis, PostgreSQL and MongoDB services

- Create `docker-compose.yaml` at project root and add following services: `redis:6`, `postgresql:17` and `mongo:8`.

  - redis service should have
    - password `rootroot`
    - mapping port 6379 to 6379
    - mounting volume `./redis_data` to `/data`
  - postgresql service should have
    - password `rootroot`
    - mapping port 5432 to 5432
    - mounting volume `./postgres_data` to `/var/lib/postgresql/data`
  - mongo service should have
    - initdb root username `root`
    - initdb root password `rootroot`
    - mapping port 27017 to 27017
    - mounting volume `./mongo_data` to `/data/db`

## Add `.gitignore` file

- Insert `redis_data`, `postgres_data` and `mongo_data` directories in `.gitignore` file

## Run Maven test command

- Run maven clean test command to check if the project is working

```shell
./mvnw clean test
```

## Run Maven run command (Optional)

- (Optional) `docker-compose up -d` to start the services, `./mvnw spring-boot:run` to run the Spring Boot project, `docker-compose rm -sf` to stop the services.

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