Graceful Shutdown of Spring Boot Applications: Avoiding the Pitfalls of kill -9
This article explains how the Linux kill -9 command can cause data inconsistency and service disruption, demonstrates why it should be avoided in production, and provides several graceful shutdown techniques for Spring Boot—including using kill -15, the built‑in shutdown hook, Actuator endpoints, and a custom Tomcat connector configuration—along with code examples and best‑practice recommendations.
