Spring Framework

This is the home of the Spring Framework: the foundation for all Spring projects. Collectively the Spring Framework and the family of Spring projects are often referred to simply as "Spring".

Spring provides everything required beyond the Java programming language for creating enterprise applications for a wide range of scenarios and architectures. Please read the Overview section of the reference documentation for a more complete introduction.

Code of Conduct

This project is governed by the Spring Code of Conduct. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code of conduct. Please report unacceptable behavior to spring-code-of-conduct@spring.io.

Access to Binaries

For access to artifacts or a distribution zip, see the Spring Framework Artifacts wiki page.

Documentation

The Spring Framework maintains reference documentation (published and source), GitHub wiki pages, and an API reference. There are also guides and tutorials across Spring projects.

Micro-Benchmarks

See the Micro-Benchmarks wiki page.

Build from Source

See the Build from Source wiki page and the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

Continuous Integration Builds

CI builds are defined with GitHub Actions workflows.

Stay in Touch

Follow @SpringCentral, @SpringFramework, and its team members on 𝕏. In-depth articles can be found at The Spring Blog, and releases are announced via our releases feed.

License

The Spring Framework is released under version 2.0 of the Apache License.