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Create a Blog REST API with Spring Boot

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Sep 27, 2025
Duration
1h 12m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Create the Post Repository and Save Data

    Create the Post Repository interface and use it to save data to the database.

    Before starting on the tasks, you can run the project by entering mvn spring-boot:run in the terminal or by pressing the Run button underneath the terminal. Once the app is running, go to localhost:8080 in the browser and you should see:

    {
      "_links" : {
        "profile" : {
          "href" : "http://localhost:8080/profile"
        }
      }
    }
    

    Note: While in the terminal use ctrl+c to stop the app before checking off the tasks because it will interfere with the tests. ### Solution The solution can be found in the solution directory.

  2. Challenge

    Add Author Relationships and Data

    In this module we will add the relationship between Post and Author and then add Author data to the database. We'll also hide different REST resources.

  3. Challenge

    Versioning and Validation

    In this module we'll add versions to the entities and to the API. We'll also add validation.

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