Getting Started with JHipster

JHipster is a development platform that helps you go from zero to hero! JHipster can help you to create beautiful web applications and complex microservice architectures in a jiffy. JHipster also offers various tools to develop the application further using business entities, and deploy it to various cloud services and platforms. At its core, JHipster is a Yeoman generator that creates Spring Boot and Angular/React based applications. It can create monolithic architecture as well as microservice architecture with every feature working out-of-the-box.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Why use JHipster and how it helps compared to traditional development approaches
• What is the goal of JHipster?
• The various server-side and client-side technology options available in JHipster
• Preparation of a development environment
• Installation of JHipster and required dependencies