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Jul 11, 2023 · Backend Development

Graceful Shutdown in Spring Boot: Handling Linux kill Signals, JVM SignalHandler, and Runtime Shutdown Hooks

The article explains how to perform a graceful shutdown of Spring Boot applications by handling Linux kill signals, using the JVM's SignalHandler and Runtime.addShutdownHook mechanisms, and leveraging Spring's ContextClosedEvent and the actuator shutdown endpoint, with detailed code examples and configuration tips.