acamino/servlets-quickstart

The intention of this repository is to serve as a template for building a Servlet project using the Gradle Jetty plugin.

Servlets Example Using the Gradle Jetty Plugin

This guide will show you how to build a servlets application with Gradle and the Jetty Plugin.

Prerequisites

• Java and Git.
• An installed version of Postgres to run the application locally.

Local Development

1. First clone this repository and cd into it.

   $ git clone git@github.com:acamino/servlets-quickstart.git
   $ cd servlets-quickstart

2. Create the database.

   $ createdb servlets_quickstart

3. Copy the .env.example file to .env, and edit it including your credentials. Run source .env to export the environment variables.

4. Run the migrations.

   $ ./gradlew flywayMigrate

5. Start the server.

   $ ./gradew jettyRun

6. Check it out at http://localhost:8080

Issues & Support

Please file tickets for bug or problems.

Contributing

Edits and enhancements are welcome. Just fork the repository, make your changes and send me a pull request.