> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://nishanthkp.gitbook.io/spring-boot-fundamentals/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://nishanthkp.gitbook.io/spring-boot-fundamentals/create-a-spring-boot-project-in-sts-ide.md).

# Create a Spring Boot Project in STS IDE

#### **Step 1: Install Spring Tool Suite (Spring Tools 4 for Eclipse) IDE**

For this user must have pre-requisite knowledge of [downloading and installing Spring Tool Suite IDE](https://spring.io/tools)

**Step 2:** Go to the ***File > New > Spring Starter Project*** as shown in the below image as follows:

![](https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20211113235837/sts-0.png)

**Step 3:** In this pop-up window fill the detail below as follows and further click on the **Next** button as shown in the below image. 

<pre><code>Service URL: Default
<strong>Name:
</strong> Your Project Name
<strong>Type:
</strong> Maven Project
<strong>Java Version:
</strong> 11 or greater than 11
<strong>Packaging:
</strong> As your need
<strong>Language:
</strong> As your need
<strong>Group:
</strong>  A unique base name of the company or group that created the project
<strong>Artifact:
</strong> A unique name of the project
<strong>Version:
</strong> Default
<strong>Description:
</strong> As your need
<strong>Package:
</strong> Your package name
</code></pre>

![](https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20211113235835/sts-11.png)

**Step 4:** Choose your required **Spring Boot Version** and select your dependencies as per your project requirement. And at last click on the **Next** button.

![](https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20211113235831/sts-2.png)

**Step 5:** Now simply click on the **Finish** button.

![](https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20211113235830/sts-31.png)

Here now, please wait for some time to download all the required files such as dependencies that you have selected in Step4 above.

![](https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20211113235828/sts-41.png)

> Below is the Welcome screen after you have successfully Created and Setup Spring Boot Project in Spring Tool Suite

![](https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20211113235826/sts-51.png)