DevTrack (Spring Boot Backend)

DevTrack is a Spring Boot backend service for tracking development work (projects/tasks) and exposing APIs for a DevTrack application.

Live Deployments

• Backend (primary): https://devtrack-backend-mkmm.onrender.com
• Spring Boot deployment: https://devtrack-springboot.onrender.com

Tech Stack

• Java / Spring Boot
• Build: Maven or Gradle (depending on repository configuration)
• Hosting: Render

Getting Started (Local)

Prerequisites

• Java (JDK 17 recommended unless the project specifies otherwise)
• Maven or Gradle
• Git

Clone

git clone https://github.com/ShreyashDesai021/DevTrack_SpringBoot.git
cd DevTrack_SpringBoot

Configure Environment

This project may require environment variables (for example: database URL, credentials, JWT secret, etc.).

Create an .env file or export variables in your shell (depending on how the app is configured). Common examples:

• SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL
• SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME
• SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD
• JWT_SECRET
• SERVER_PORT

Run

If using Maven:

./mvnw spring-boot:run

If using Gradle:

./gradlew bootRun

The app should start on something like http://localhost:8080

API Base URL

When deployed, use one of:

• https://devtrack-backend-mkmm.onrender.com
• https://devtrack-springboot.onrender.com

Health Check

If the project exposes a health endpoint, try:

• /actuator/health

Example:

• https://devtrack-backend-mkmm.onrender.com/actuator/health

Project Structure (Typical)

• src/main/java — application source
• src/main/resources — configuration (application properties/yaml)
• src/test/java — tests

Deployment Notes (Render)

General steps:

1. Connect the GitHub repo on Render
2. Set build command:
   • Maven: mvn clean package
   • Gradle: gradle build
3. Start command (example): java -jar target/*.jar
4. Configure environment variables in Render

Contributing

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/my-change
3. Commit: git commit -m "Add my change"
4. Push: git push origin feature/my-change
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Add a license if applicable (MIT/Apache-2.0/etc).