Let's set up the Cloud Config Server using Spring Initializr (http://start.spring.io). The following screenshot shows GroupId and ArtifactId to choose. Make sure that you select Config Server as a dependency:
If you want to add the Config Server to an existing application, use the dependency shown here:
<dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId> <artifactId>spring-cloud-config-server</artifactId> </dependency>
Once the project is created, the first step is to add the EnableConfigServer annotation. The following snippet shows the annotation added to ConfigServerApplication:
@EnableConfigServer ...
