Spring Boot + Docker: Dockerizing Java Spring Boot Apps
By Ayush Shrivastava. Updated Fri May 09 2025Docker has changed the way we build, run, and scale applications.
It lets you package your app with everything it needs, so it runs the same everywhere, on your computer, on someone else’s, or on a server.
Docker is one of the most popular tools for this. It helps keep things consistent and avoids the “it works on my machine” problem.

In this blog, we will see how to containerize a Spring Boot application using Docker, step by step. By the end, you’ll be able to run your Spring Boot app inside a Docker container and deploy it seamlessly.