README.md

spring-boot-h2-console

The main goal of this project is to show how to configure h2 console for Spring Boot web application.

Reference: Spring Boot h2 console config

preface

H2 is a perfect choice for in-memory databases during testing since we do not have to install the database.

Often times during development we would want to look inside the database to view the schema or data.

In some cases, only one connection to a in-memory database is required. This means the database to be opened is private. In this case, the database URL is jdbc:h2:mem:.
Remark: Opening two connections within the same virtual machine means opening two different (private) databases.

Sometimes multiple connections to the same in-memory database are required. In this case, the database URL must include a name. Example: jdbc:h2:mem:db1.
Remark: Accessing the same database using this URL only works within the same virtual machine and class loader environment.

configuration

• pom.xml

   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
     <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
     <scope>runtime</scope>
   </dependency>
  

• application.properties

  spring.h2.console.enabled=true
  spring.h2.console.path=/h2-console
  

alternative configuration

• pom.xml

  <dependency>
      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
      <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
      <optional>true</optional>
  </dependency>
  

logging

1. Start the application.

2. Type http://localhost:8080/h2-console in your browser.

3. Enter the credentials:

   

   JDBC URL: jdbc:h2:mem:testdb
   User Name: sa
   Pasword: <leave this empty>
   

4. Console