OpenSpringLab is an open-source learning community focused on
learning Java & Spring Boot by building real backend projects together.
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