Spring Boot 1.2.1.RELEASE requires Java 6 and Spring Framework 4.1.3 or above. Explicit build support is provided for Maven (3.2+) and Gradle (1.12+).
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Although you can use Spring Boot with Java 6, we generally recommend Java 8 if at all possible. |
The following embedded servlet containers are supported out of the box:
Name | Servlet Version | Java Version |
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Tomcat 8 | 3.1 | Java 7+ |
Tomcat 7 | 3.0 | Java 6+ |
Jetty 9 | 3.1 | Java 7+ |
Jetty 8 | 3.0 | Java 6+ |
Undertow 1.1 | 3.1 | Java 7+ |
You can also deploy Spring Boot applications to any Servlet 3.0+ compatible container.