A curated list of awesome books, tutorials, courses, and resources for the Spring framework ecosystem.
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A curated list of awesome books, tutorials, courses, and resources for the Spring framework ecosystem.

If you're new to Spring, start with watching the [What is Spring?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spzug_SjJnM) video.

## Contents

* [Books](#books)
* [Courses](#courses)
* [Podcasts](#podcasts)
* [Events](#events)
* [Educational Projects](#educational-github-projects)
* [Other Resources](#other-resources)
  * [Blogs](#blogs)
  * [YouTube Channels and Playlists](#youtube-channels-and-playlists)
* [Contributing](#contributing)

## Books

* [Cloud Native Java](http://cloudnativejava.io/) (Josh Long), 2017 - Learn how to build scalable & resilient cloud native applications with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Cloud Foundry.
* [Cloud Native Spring in Action](https://www.manning.com/books/cloud-native-spring-in-action) (Thomas Vitale), 2022 - A hands-on guide to cloud native application development using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Docker, and Kubernetes.
* [Hacking with Spring Boot 2.3: Reactive Edition](https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Spring-Boot-2-3-Reactive-ebook/dp/B086722L4L) (Greg L. Turnquist), 2020 - Learn the latest Spring features to build modern, reactive web applications with Spring Boot.
* [Practical Guide to Building an API Back End with Spring Boot](https://www.infoq.com/minibooks/spring-boot-building-api-backend) (Wim Deblauwe), 2018 - Learn how to build an API backend using Spring Boot, Spring Data, and Spring Security.
* [Reactive Spring](https://leanpub.com/reactive-spring) v1.5 (Josh Long), 2022 - An introduction to reactive programming and its implementation in the Spring ecosystem.
* [Spring in Action](https://www.manning.com/books/spring-in-action-sixth-edition) 6th edition (Craig Walls ), 2022 - A guide through Spring’s core features, reactive programming, microservices, service discovery, RESTful APIs, deployment, and best practices.
* [Spring Boot: Up & Running](https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/spring-boot-up/9781492076971) (Mark Heckler), 2021 - A guide through Spring Boot’s architecture and approach, along with topics such as debugging, testing, and deployment.
* [Spring Boot in Practice](https://www.manning.com/books/spring-boot-in-practice) (Somnath Musib), 2022 - This practical guide presents dozens of relevant scenarios in a convenient problem-solution-discussion format.
* [Spring Microservices in Action](https://www.manning.com/books/spring-microservices-in-action-second-edition) 2nd edition (John Carnell, Illary Huaylupo Sánchez), 2021 - A book about build microservice-based applications using Java and Spring.
* [Spring Security in Action](https://www.manning.com/books/spring-security-in-action) (Laurențiu Spilcă), 2020 - Learn how to secure web applications from the most common threats using Spring Security.
* [Spring Start Here](https://www.manning.com/books/spring-start-here) (Laurențiu Spilcă), 2021 - It introduces you to Java development with Spring by concentrating on core concepts like the Spring context, AOP, bean configuration, Spring MVC, and data persistence.
* [Stratospheric](https://stratospheric.dev) (Björn Wilmsmann, Philip Riecks, Tom Hombergs), 2022 - All you need to know to get a Spring Boot application into production with AWS.
* [Taming Thymeleaf](https://www.wimdeblauwe.com/books/taming-thymeleaf/) (Wim Deblauwe), 2021 - Practical guide about building web applications with Spring Boot and Thymeleaf.

## Courses

* [Cloud Native Java with Kubernetes](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/cloud-native-java/9780137834051) 2nd edition (Josh Long) - It covers how high-performance organizations are addressing the requirements of distribution with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Kubernetes to be more resilient, reliable, robust, and scalable.
* [From Zero to Production with Spring Boot and AWS](https://stratospheric.dev/online-course/) - A hands-on online course to learn all you need to know to get a Spring Boot application into production with AWS.
* [Reactive Spring Boot](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/reactive-spring-boot/9780137831463) 3rd edition (Josh Long) - It introduces key concepts of reactive programming and examines different aspects of the Spring ecosystem that lend themselves to the functional and reactive style of programming.
* [Testing Spring Boot Applications Masterclass](https://rieckpil.de/courses/testing-spring-boot-applications-masterclass/) - Learn about testing Spring Boot applications and make the most of the testing libraries like JUnit 5, Mockito, Selenium, WireMock, Testcontainers, LocalStack, Awaitility while using real-world application examples.
* [The Confident Spring Professional](https://www.marcobehler.com/courses/spring-professional) - Built to give you a comprehensive understanding of the Spring ecosystem, including Spring Framework, Spring MVC, Spring Data, and Spring Boot.

## Podcasts

* [Bootiful Podcast](http://bootifulpodcast.fm/) - A "celebration of the real heroes that drive ecosystems", hosted by the Spring developer advocate Josh Long.

## Events

* [Spring I/O](https://springio.net) - The leading european conference focused on the Spring Framework ecosystem.
* [Spring One](https://springone.io) - A two-day conference gathering developers, cloud engineers, and leaders to share knowledge about the Spring Framework ecosystem.

## Educational GitHub Projects

* [Cloud Native Workshop](https://github.com/joshlong/cloud-native-workshop), Josh Long - Workshop materials about Spring Boot, Spring Cloud and Cloud Foundry.
* [Getting started with Spring Cloud](https://github.com/TYsewyn/Getting-Started-with-Spring-Cloud), Tim Ysewyn - Workshop materials about Spring Boot, Spring Cloud and Kubernetes.
* [Sample Credit Card Application with Spring Cloud ecosystem](https://github.com/OlgaMaciaszek/spring-cloud-netflix-demo), Olga Maciaszek-Sharma - Demo project showcasing the new Spring Cloud stack, after the Netflix stack deprecation.
* [Spring Boot Blog REST API](https://github.com/osopromadze/Spring-Boot-Blog-REST-API), osopromadze - Building Restful CRUD APIs for a blog using Spring Boot, Spring Security, Mysql, JPA and Hibernate.
* [Springy Store Microservices](https://github.com/mohamed-taman/Springy-Store-Microservices), Mohamed Taman - A conceptual simple microservices-based project using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud, demonstrate how the Store services are created to be a cloud-native and 12-factor app agnostic.
* [VueJS and Spring Boot](https://github.com/jonashackt/spring-boot-vuejs), Jonas Hecht - Example project showing how to build a Spring Boot App providing a GUI with Vue.js.

## Other Resources

### Blogs

* [Baeldung](https://www.baeldung.com/) - In-depth articles and tutorials in the Java ecosystem and web development, with a strong focus on Spring, Spring Security and RESTful APIs.
* [Marco Behler](https://www.marcobehler.com/guides) - Guides and tutorials about programming Java and Spring applications.
* [Reflectoring](https://reflectoring.io/) - Guides and tutorials about Spring Boot, Java, and software development principles.
* [Philip Riecks](https://rieckpil.de/category/spring-framework/) - Guides and tutorials about Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring Test.
* [Piotr's TechBlog](https://piotrminkowski.com) - Guides and tutorials about Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Kubernetes, and microservices.
* [Spring Official Blog](https://spring.io/blog) - Official blog of the Spring community.
* [Spring Official Guides](https://spring.io/guides) - Tutorials, guides, and in-depth analysis about the Spring projects.
* [VMware Tanzu Developer](https://tanzu.vmware.com/developer/topics/spring/) - Guides, videos, and Code Samples about Spring framework .

### YouTube Channels and Playlists

_A collection of awesome YouTube channels and playlists about the Spring landscape. Subscribe to them to receive all the latest content._

* [Amigoscode](https://www.youtube.com/c/amigoscode) - Collection of full courses on topics like Java, Spring, and Kubernetes.
* [Dan Vega](https://www.youtube.com/c/DanVega) - Collections of videos about Spring Boot and Java.
* [Greg L. Turnquist](https://www.youtube.com/GregTurnquist) - Collection of videos discussing Spring Boot by Greg Turnquist.
* [Java Brains](https://www.youtube.com/c/JavaBrainsChannel) - Collection of videos discussing Java and Spring Boot in detail by Koushik Kothagal.
* [Laurențiu Spilcă](https://www.youtube.com/LaurentiuSpilca) - Video tutorials about Spring Fundamentals and Spring Security.
* [SivaLabs](https://www.youtube.com/c/SivaLabs) - Video tutorials about Java, Spring and Kubernetes.
* [Spring Academy](https://www.youtube.com/c/SpringAcademy/) - Video tutorials about Spring, with focus on Spring Cloud AWS and Spring Data.
* [Spring Boot Quick Start](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqq-6Pq4lTTbx8p2oCgcAQGQyqN8XeA1x) - Video tutorials to create full end-to-end Spring applications using Spring Boot.
* [Spring Developer](https://www.youtube.com/user/SpringSourceDev/) - The official YouTube channel for the Spring project.
* [Spring I/O Conference](https://www.youtube.com/c/SpringIOConference/) - Videos of keynotes and talks from all the past editions of the Spring I/O Conference.
* [Spring Tips](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgGXSWYM2FpPw8rV0tZoMiJYSCiLhPnOc) - Video playlist with tips and tutorials about Spring by Josh Long.

### Project Scaffolding

* [Bootify](https://bootify.io) - Generate Spring Boot apps with custom database and REST API.
* [JHipster](https://www.jhipster.tech/) - Quickly generate, develop, and deploy Spring Boot web applications and microservice architectures.
* [Spring Initializr](https://start.spring.io/) - Get the basic structure of your Spring Boot project with your config and dependencies.

## Contributing

Contributions are very welcome!

Please, read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/ThomasVitale/awesome-spring/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) before submitting your suggestion.

Feel free to [open an issue](https://github.com/ThomasVitale/awesome-spring/issues) or [create a pull request](https://github.com/ThomasVitale/awesome-spring/pulls) with your additions.

Thank you!
