Java Architect Handbook

Jul 4, 2026 · Backend Development

How to Build a Clean SpringBoot Scaffold Quickly

The article walks through creating a SpringBoot project from scratch, covering IDE setup pain points, project initialization, version compatibility between SpringBoot, Spring Cloud and Kafka, Maven dependency management, core scaffold classes such as global exception handling, logging aspect, CORS and Swagger configuration, and recommends useful tools like embedded Redis, MariaDB, Hutool, MyBatis‑Plus, MapStruct and Redisson.