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Dec 1, 2023 · Backend Development

Why IDEA No Longer Offers Java 8 for Spring Boot Projects and How to Use Java 8 with Alibaba’s Start Service

The article explains that Spring Boot 3.x drops support for Java 8, causing IntelliJ IDEA’s Spring Initializr to list only JDK 17 or higher, and shows how developers can still create Java 8 Spring Boot projects by switching the Initializr URL to Alibaba Cloud’s start service.