Installation of Spring Tool Suite on Windows

In this section, we will see the detailed steps to properly install STS on Windows OS without any problem or issue:

Step 1: Firstly, we need to download the official .zip file of STS from its website. You can download the Spring Tool Suite from the above link. Select the appropriate platform as Windows and download the package.

Step 2: Once the download is been done, we need to extract the contents of the ZIP file to the directory of our choice on our Windows Machine.

Step 3: After extracting, we need to navigate to the directory, where we have extracted the STS. In this directory, we will have the file “SprinttoolSuite4“. We need to click on that file to open the launcher

Step 4: Once the launcher is been displayed, we will be prompted to select a workspace location where your projects and configurations will be stored. We can choose the default location or specify your own.

Step 5: Then we can choose to install additional plugins for specific tasks or frameworks by going to the “Help > Eclipse Marketplace” tab in the STS dashboard.

Step 6: Once the installation is complete, we can start creating and managing Spring-based projects in the Spring Tool Suite IDE.

Sprint Tool Suite or STE is one the favorite IDEs for many developers to want to Spring applications. It is an Eclipse-based development suite that comes with various features to run, deploy, and debug the Spring application. Spring Tool Suite also provides more advanced functionalities like code assistance, project templates, and easy integration.

In this article, we will look into the step-by-step process of installing Spring Tool Suite on the Windows Operating System environment.

Prerequisites:

1. Java Development Kit (JDK)
2. Windows Operating System
3. Administrative Privileges
4. Sufficient System Resources