How to Speed Up Spring Boot Application Startup - Reducing Time with CDS, AOT, and Lazy Initialization
Spring Boot apps starting too slowly, causing Pods to miss readiness probes, or breaking your focus during local rebuilds—this guide solves those problems with practical steps. Learn how to identify bottlenecks with Actuator startup, then progressively apply lazy initialization, AutoConfig exclusion, CDS, and AOT to consistently reduce startup time.