OpenSpringLab is an open-source learning community focused on
learning Java & Spring Boot by building real backend projects together.
This project was founded and is maintained by an unemployed Java developer who believes that
learning should never stop.
The goal of OpenSpringLab is simple:
- Learn by doing
- Build real-world backend applications
- Practice Git, Pull Requests, and code reviews
- Grow together as a community
This is not a course, bootcamp, or paid program.
This is a hands-on, community-driven learning space.
- Java beginners
- Junior backend developers
- Self-taught developers
- Developers who want real GitHub experience
- Unemployed developers who want to stay active
No interviews.
No pressure.
Only learning.
- Java 17+
- Spring Boot
- Spring Web
- Spring Data JPA
- Hibernate
- Maven
- Git & GitHub
- H2
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Oracle Database
- PL/SQL
- Maven
- Gradle
- Liquibase
- Validation
- Pagination & Sorting
- Exception Handling
- Redis
- ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD pipelines
This repository is a monorepo containing multiple independent projects.
Each project:
- Lives in its own folder
- Has its own
pom.xml - Has its own
README.md - Can be run independently