This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to download and set up the Spring Boot project on your computer. The project is designed to serve as the backend for an academic project that manages products and their categories. This backend is associated with the corresponding frontend, which can be found at the following link: https://github.com/aziz-zina/Front_RestApi

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following installed on your computer:

• Java Development Kit (JDK) - Download JDK
• Apache Maven - Download Maven
• Git - Download Git

1. Open a terminal or command prompt on your computer.

2. Clone the repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/aziz-zina/RestApi-SpringBoot
   

1. Navigate to the project directory using the following command:

   cd RestApi-SpringBoot

2. Build the project using Maven:

   mvn clean install

This command will download dependencies and build the project.

After successfully building the project, you can run it using the following command:

java -jar target/RestApi-SpringBoot.jar

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the application.

You can customize the application configuration by modifying the application.properties or application.yml file located in the src/main/resources directory.

• If you encounter any issues during the setup, please refer to the project's documentation or check for specific troubleshooting information in the project's repository.
• For more advanced configurations and deployment options, please refer to the official Spring Boot documentation: Spring Boot Documentation
• Enjoy coding with your Spring Boot project!

Feel free to update this README file with any project-specific information or additional setup steps based on your project's requirements.