In this article, we will see the steps to set up a Spring Boot application with PostgreSQL. We will have a simple CRUD operation in Postgres Database by exposing the application via Rest API. We will use POSTMAN to test the application.
Setting up Postgres Server
- Download the Postgres server from the link: https://www.postgresql.org/download/
- Run the installer. It will also ask the password for the superuser: postgres
- Click on pgAdmin4.exe located inside the PostgreSQL folder inside Program Files.
Setting up Spring Boot Application
Prerequisite:
Have JDK 1.8 installed