Building modern Web Apps with Spring Boot and Vaadin

Introduction: Building modern web apps with Spring Boot and Vaadin

This guide is a practical introduction to web application development with Spring Boot and Vaadin.

It covers the entire development process, from setup to deployment, following a step-by-step approach. You can replicate each section at your own pace as you follow along.

The content is suitable for anyone familiar with Java who wants to build a web application. To make sure your development experience is enjoyable and productive, we start right from the beginning with setting up your development environment.

What you’ll learn

This guide teaches you how to build a functional, full-stack web app using modern Java. It focuses on real-world developer needs, without diving deeply into theory or academics. Links to relevant further reading are provided for those who are interested.

The application is a customer relationship management (CRM) system for managing contacts. It features:

• A login screen to restrict access.
• A responsive layout with side navigation that works on desktop and mobile.
• A database for persistent data storage.
• A list view that can be sorted and filtered.
• A form to edit and add contacts.
• Data import from a REST API.
• A dashboard view.
• Cloud deployment.
• App installation on mobile and desktop.