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An open-source development platform for quickly generating, developing, and deploying modern web applications and microservice architectures: you answer its prompts, and it hands you a complete full-stack codebase.
An open-source development platform for quickly generating, developing, and deploying modern web applications and microservice architectures: you answer its prompts, and it hands you a complete full-stack codebase.So is it a framework I code against, or something else?It is a code generator you run from the command line, not a framework you import: built on Yeoman, it scaffolds a project once — a Spring Boot backend with an Angular, React, or Vue frontend — and the generated code is yours to maintain.
It is a code generator you run from the command line, not a framework you import: built on Yeoman, it scaffolds a project once — a Spring Boot backend with an Angular, React, or Vue frontend — and the generated code is yours to maintain.How do I get it running?Install it globally with npm ('npm install -g generator-jhipster'), then run 'jhipster' in an empty directory and answer its prompts; the full installation docs are on the project website.
Install it globally with npm ('npm install -g generator-jhipster'), then run 'jhipster' in an empty directory and answer its prompts; the full installation docs are on the project website.What do I need to have installed first?The generator itself needs Node.js 22 or 24 with npm 10 or newer, and the apps it generates target Java 21 or 25 — these Java/Node pairs are exactly what the project's CI tests.
The generator itself needs Node.js 22 or 24 with npm 10 or newer, and the apps it generates target Java 21 or 25 — these Java/Node pairs are exactly what the project's CI tests.Is it just for monolithic apps, or does it handle microservices too?Both are covered: besides monoliths it can scaffold microservice architectures, and CI pipelines verify microservice setups secured with JWT or OAuth 2.0.
Both are covered: besides monoliths it can scaffold microservice architectures, and CI pipelines verify microservice setups secured with JWT or OAuth 2.0.Who is JHipster actually for?Primarily Java developers — the README greets you with 'Greetings, Java Hipster!' — who want a Spring Boot backend plus a modern JavaScript frontend without wiring everything by hand.
Primarily Java developers — the README greets you with 'Greetings, Java Hipster!' — who want a Spring Boot backend plus a modern JavaScript frontend without wiring everything by hand.Will it run on Windows, or is it a Mac and Linux thing?It runs anywhere Node.js runs — Windows, macOS, and Linux — and the project even maintains an 'Official Windows' CI pipeline for it.
It runs anywhere Node.js runs — Windows, macOS, and Linux — and the project even maintains an 'Official Windows' CI pipeline for it.Which frontend, build tool, and database combos does it support?Daily CI exercises a wide matrix: Angular, React, and Vue frontends, each built with Maven or Gradle over SQL or NoSQL databases — plus an Elasticsearch integration and even a no-database option.
Daily CI exercises a wide matrix: Angular, React, and Vue frontends, each built with Maven or Gradle over SQL or NoSQL databases — plus an Elasticsearch integration and even a no-database option.Can it deploy what it generates?Yes: its CI produces a Docker image, and Docker plus Kubernetes support are core parts of the platform, so container and cloud deployment are first-class.
Yes: its CI produces a Docker image, and Docker plus Kubernetes support are core parts of the platform, so container and cloud deployment are first-class.How mature and active is the project?Very: created in 2013, around 22,500 GitHub stars, with extra daily builds at hipster-labs/jhipster-daily-builds, a SonarCloud quality dashboard for its sample app, and Hacktoberfest participation.
Very: created in 2013, around 22,500 GitHub stars, with extra daily builds at hipster-labs/jhipster-daily-builds, a SonarCloud quality dashboard for its sample app, and Hacktoberfest participation.What are similar projects?angular-cli, yeoman, razzle, jib, create-t3-app, nx, mall-swarm, mitosis
angular-cli, yeoman, razzle, jib, create-t3-app, nx, mall-swarm, mitosisWhich topics is it in?scaffolding, generator, spring-boot, elasticsearch, full-stack, angular, webpack, code-generation, microservices, oauth, sql, vue
scaffolding, generator, spring-boot, elasticsearch, full-stack, angular, webpack, code-generation, microservices, oauth, sql, vue