In this chapter, we are going take a look at how we can create a basic Spring MVC application. In order to develop a Spring MVC application, we need some prerequisite software and tools. First, we are going to learn how to install all the prerequisites that are required to set up our development environment so that we can start developing the application.
The setup and installation steps given here are for Windows operating systems, but don't worry, as the steps may change only slightly for other operating systems. You can always refer to the respective tools/software vendor's websites to install them in other operating systems. In this chapter, we will learn how to set up Java and configure the Maven build tool, install the Tomcat web server, install and configure the Spring tool suite, and create and run our first Spring MVC project.