🎯 How to Connect Spring Boot to PostgreSQL Using Spring Data JPA
Want to integrate PostgreSQL into your Spring Boot application the right way? In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to set up a clean, production-ready connection using Spring Data JPA.
We’ll go from adding dependencies to configuring your application.properties, building an entity and repository, and testing the API with real data.
✅ What you'll learn:
• How to configure Spring Boot to connect to PostgreSQL
• The right dependencies to use
• How to use Spring Data JPA to build a simple CRUD API
• How to test everything with curl or Postman
📌 Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:32 Dependencies
01:45 Spring Data Properties
09:29 DB Setup
10:25 Entity Definition
12:48 Repository Definition
14:22 Controller Definition
17:23 DB Connection
19:42 Let's Test It
21:37 Repository Custom Method
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