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Date: October 15, 2023 / Author: Ralf Eichinger

Spring Boot Auto-Reload with IntelliJ

Configuration

Configuration

If you want your Spring Boot project reload automatically on changes in code, you have to make the following configuration to your project:

Add spring-boot-devtools to your project’s dependencies (“optional” to be not packed into JAR).

pom.xml:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
    <scope>runtime</scope>
    <optional>true</optional>
</dependency>

Configure project settings in IntelliJ:
- File -> Settings -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Compiler: Activate Build project automatically
- File -> Settings -> Advanced Settings: Activate Allow auto-make to start even if developed application is currently running

That’s it!