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May 10, 2025 · Backend Development
Why IDEA Blocks Java 8 Spring Boot Projects—and How to Bypass It
IDEA no longer offers Java 8 when creating Spring Boot projects because it relies on Spring Initializr, which now only supports Spring Boot 3.x and Java 17+, but you can still generate Java 8‑compatible projects by switching to alternative starter services like Alibaba Cloud’s start.aliyun.com.
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