---
title: "Generate a SpringBoot Project"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/tutorials/leadmanager-appsail/springboot/generate-springboot/
description: "Build a Lead Manager application and host it on AppSail. The app connects to your Zoho CRM account using Catalyst connectors, and enables you to view, create, update, or delete leads from the Leads module in your CRM."
last_updated: 2026-08-17T12:16:04Z
service: All Services
type: tutorial
related_links:
  - name: "AppSail Help"
    url: /en/serverless/help/appsail/introduction/
  - name: "AppSail Guide for Spring Boot Apps"
    url: /en/serverless/help/appsail/help-guides/java/spring-boot/
---

# Generate a SpringBoot Project

For this tutorial, we are going to create a **Spring Boot - JAR** project using the **Spring Initializr** website.

1. Go to the [Spring Initializr website](https://start.spring.io/).
  ![catalyst_tutorials_leadmanager_appsail_springboot_homescreen](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/leadmanager-appsail/catalyst_tutorials_leadmanager_appsail_springboot_homescreen.webp)

2. Choose or Enter the required details in the following manner:
    - Select **Maven** as *Project*, **Java** as *Language*, and latest *Spring Boot* version (avoid versions labeled SNAPSHOT or M).
    - Enter "`com.catalyst.appsail`" as the *Group*, "`leadmanager`" as the *Artifact*, and provide a suitable description. The *Name*, and *Package name* fields will be automatically populated.
    - Select **Jar** as the *Packaging*, and **17** as the *Java* version.
    ![catalyst_tutorials_leadmanager_appsail_springboot_populate_feilds](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/leadmanager-appsail/catalyst_tutorials_leadmanager_appsail_springboot_populate_feilds.webp)

3. Click the **ADD DEPENDENCIES** button, on the right side of the screen, and select **Sping Web** in the drop-down and select the dependency. This step will install all the necessary dependencies required to build a Spring Boot web application when you generate the package.
  ![catalyst_tutorials_leadmanager_appsail_springboot_spring_web_sel](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/leadmanager-appsail/catalyst_tutorials_leadmanager_appsail_springboot_spring_web_sel.webp)

4. Confirm all your selections, and click **Generate**.
  ![catalyst_tutorials_leadmanger_appsail_spriongboot_generate](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/leadmanager-appsail/catalyst_tutorials_leadmanger_appsail_springboot_generate.webp)

The **leadmanager** Spring Boot project will be downloaded to your local system as a zip file.

Unzip the downloaded file and this directory, `leadmanager/` will be our local directory where we initialize the Catalyst AppSail service for our project. 

Along with all the required dependencies, it will also contain the `LeadManagerApplication.java` file. This file will contain the logic that allows you to run the application on Spring Boot.

The `leadmanager/` **Spring Boot - JAR** directory will look like this:
![catalyst_tutorials_leadmanager_appsail_springboot_pre_init](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/leadmanager-appsail/catalyst_tutorials_leadmanager_appsail_springboot_pre_init.webp)

> **Info:** This tutorial has created a **Spring Boot** project to demonstrate building a **Spring Boot - JAR** project, and deploying it as an AppSail service. You can learn how to do the same with **Spring Boot - WAR** projects from this [help documentation](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/serverless/help/appsail/help-guides/java/spring-boot/#spring-boot---war).

For more information on how to create a Spring Boot project, you can visit their official [help documentation](https://spring.io/guides/gs/spring-boot).