How to create Spring MVC project using Maven and Eclipse

This blog will show you how quickly you can  create a Spring MVC project and get it up and running, using the Maven archetype called spring-mvc-archetype.

Note: First You should verify that the Maven Integration for FTP is already installed in your eclipse, If not first installed and then create a new project.

Steps :

• In Eclipse IDE, Goto  File > New > Project
• Select Maven > Maven Project and click Next.
• Make sure you don’t check the option Create a simple project (skip archetype selection), and click Next. In the next screen,
• Select Catalog as All Catalogs, Archetype as spring-mvc into the Filter  and select maven-archetype-webapp in the artifact list as shown below :

 

 

In case, If you don't see the above artifact in your Archtype then Click on "Add Archetype" and Add :

• • Archetype Group Id: co.ntier
  • Archetype Artifact Id: spring-mvc-archetype
  • Archetype Version: 1.0.2
  • Repository URL: http://maven-repository.com/artifact/co.ntier/spring-mvc-archetype/1.0.2\
   

Click Next and Enter Group Id (e.g. Test), Artifact Id (e.g. Test), Version (e.g. 1.0) and Package (com.waheed.test), as shown below :

Click Finish.Finally you have a project structure looks like below: