Samples and Guides (Start Here)

To get started with Spring Session, the best place to start is our Sample Applications.

Table 1. Sample Applications that use Spring Boot
Source	Description	Guide
HttpSession with Redis	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the `HttpSession` with Redis.	HttpSession with Redis Guide
HttpSession with JDBC	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the `HttpSession` with a relational database store.	HttpSession with JDBC Guide
HttpSession with Hazelcast	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the `HttpSession` with Hazelcast.
Find by Username	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to find sessions by username.	Find by Username Guide
WebSockets	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session with WebSockets.	WebSockets Guide
WebFlux	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the Spring WebFlux’s `WebSession` with Redis.
WebFlux with Custom Cookie	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to customize the Session cookie in a WebFlux based application.	WebFlux with Custom Cookie Guide
HttpSession with Redis JSON serialization	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the `HttpSession` with Redis using JSON serialization.
Spring Session with MongoDB Repositories (servlet-based)	Demonstrates how to back Spring Session with traditional MongoDB repositories.	Spring Session with MongoDB Repositories
Spring Session with MongoDB Repositories (reactive)	Demonstrates how to back Spring Session with reactive MongoDB repositories.	Spring Session with MongoDB Repositories

Table 2. Sample Applications that use Spring Java-based configuration
Source	Description	Guide
HttpSession with Redis	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the `HttpSession` with Redis.	HttpSession with Redis Guide
HttpSession with JDBC	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the `HttpSession` with a relational database store.	HttpSession with JDBC Guide
HttpSession with Hazelcast	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the `HttpSession` with Hazelcast.	HttpSession with Hazelcast Guide
Custom Cookie	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session and customize the cookie.	Custom Cookie Guide
Spring Security	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session with an existing Spring Security application.	Spring Security Guide
REST	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session in a REST application to support authenticating with a header.	REST Guide

Table 3. Sample Applications that use Spring XML-based configuration
Source	Description	Guide
HttpSession with Redis	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the `HttpSession` with a Redis store.	HttpSession with Redis Guide
HttpSession with JDBC	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session to replace the `HttpSession` with a relational database store.	HttpSession with JDBC Guide

Table 4. Miscellaneous sample Applications
Source	Description	Guide
Hazelcast	Demonstrates how to use Spring Session with Hazelcast in a Java EE application.