Spring Boot Blog Application

This is a complete application built with Java Spring Boot, designed to demonstrate the capabilities of Spring Data JPA, Thymeleaf, and Spring Security. The application follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture and provides a platform for users to create, read, update, and delete blog posts.

Features

• User authentication and authorization
• Role-based access control (User and Admin roles)
• CRUD operations for blog posts
• H2 database for development and PostgreSQL for production
• Responsive web interface using Thymeleaf
• RESTful API for image handling

Technologies Used

• Java 21
• Spring Boot 3.1.5
• Spring Data JPA
• Thymeleaf
• Spring Security
• PostgreSQL
• Maven

Development Instructions

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/spring-boot-blog-application.git
   cd spring-boot-blog-application

2. Build the Application: You can build the application using Maven. Make sure you have Maven installed on your machine.

   mvn clean package

3. Run the Application: You can run the application using the following command:

   mvn spring-boot:run

4. Access the Application: Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the application.

Built-in Accounts and Constraints

• User Account:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Password: password
  • Permissions: Can create, read, and update posts.

• Admin Account:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Password: password
  • Permissions: Can create, read, update, and delete posts.

• Anonymous Account:

  • Permissions: Can only read posts.

Database Configuration

The application uses PostgreSQL for production. You can configure the database connection in the src/main/resources/application.properties file. For development, the H2 database is enabled.

Example PostgreSQL Configuration: