/spring-api-starter

A full-featured RESTful API for an e-commerce platform. Includes user registration and authentication with JWT, role-based access control, product management, shopping cart, and Stripe payment integration

Primary LanguageJava

Spring Boot Production-Ready REST API

This project showcases a full-featured backend API built with Spring Boot, emphasizing real-world production practices like security, validation, error handling, and deployment readiness. It includes JWT-based authentication, role-based access control, and payment integration.

Key Features

  • Secure authentication and authorization using JWT and Spring Security
  • Role-based access control with protected endpoints
  • Input validation and centralized exception handling
  • Stripe integration for payment processing
  • Environment-specific configuration and cloud deployment practices
  • Clean, modular architecture supporting scalability and maintainability

Technologies Used

  • Java 17
  • Spring Boot
  • Spring Security with JWT
  • Hibernate Validator
  • Stripe API
  • Maven

Getting Started

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Configure your environment variables for database, JWT secrets, and Stripe keys
  3. Build and run the app (mvn spring-boot:run or equivalent)
  4. Use Postman or similar tools to test API endpoints

Notes

This project was created to apply advanced Spring Boot concepts in building scalable, secure, and maintainable REST APIs suitable for production environments.