From d8384c52df0789b7785898201bee072bb73acaf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephane Nicoll Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:46:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add a reference to start.spring.io --- .../src/main/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc index e85ba8b3cc..05cd8208cd 100644 --- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc +++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc @@ -445,9 +445,18 @@ Let's develop a simple "`Hello World!`" web application in Java that highlights of Spring Boot's key features. We'll use Maven to build this project since most IDEs support it. -TIP: The http://spring.io[spring.io] web site contains many "`Getting Started`" guides +[TIP] +==== +The http://spring.io[spring.io] web site contains many "`Getting Started`" guides that use Spring Boot. If you're looking to solve a specific problem; check there first. +You can shortcut the steps below by going to https://start.spring.io and choosing the +`web` starter from the dependencies searcher. This will automatically generate a new +project structure so that you can <>. Check the https://github.com/spring-io/initializr[documentation for +more details]. +==== + Before we begin, open a terminal to check that you have valid versions of Java and Maven installed.