How do I integrate a database with Spring Boot?

How do I integrate a database with Spring Boot?

To integrate a database with Spring Boot, you can use Spring Data JPA. First, add the necessary dependencies in your pom.xml.

What dependencies do I need to add?

You need to add spring-boot-starter-data-jpa and the database driver, like mysql-connector-java for MySQL.

How do I configure the database connection?

You can configure the database connection in the application.properties file by setting properties like spring.datasource.url, spring.datasource.username, and spring.datasource.password.

Can you give me an example of the application.properties file?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/mydb
spring.datasource.username=root
spring.datasource.password=yourpassword
spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update

This configures a MySQL database.