Spring Boot required the below configuration for developing an application.

JDK Version Range

Although, Spring Boot Application can be developed with Java 6 or 7 but most recommended to use Java 8 if possible.

• Spring Framework 5.3.x: JDK 8 to JDK 17 (expected)
• Spring Framework 5.2.x: JDK 8 to JDK 15 (expected)
• Spring Framework 5.1.x: JDK 8 to JDK 12
• Spring Framework 5.0.x: JDK 8 to JDK 10
• Spring Framework 4.3.x: JDK 6 to JDK 8

Build Tool

You can choose either build tool Maven or Gradle for developed Spring Boot Java Applications.

• Maven 3.2+
• Gradle [2.9, 3.x]

Servlet Containers

Spring Boot application can be deployed on any compatible servlet containers 3.0+. Here is a list of supported embedded servlet containers:

Server Name	Servlet Version	Java Version
Tomcat 8	3.1	Java 7+
Tomcat 7	3.0	Java 6+
Jetty 9.3	3.1	Java 8+
Jetty 9.2	3.1	Java 7+
Jetty 8	3.0	Java 6+
Undertow 1.3	3.1	Java 7+

IDE

Although Spring Boot application can be developed on IDE like NetBeans, Eclipse, etc. but most recommended IDE is STS (Spring Tool Suite).