How to Set Up a SpringBoot Project on AWS Cloud9 Using GitHub: A Step-by-Step Guide

This tutorial will demonstrate how to :

1. Connect to GitHub from AWS Cloud9.
2. Set up Java for AWS Cloud9.
3. Set up SpringBoot for AWS Cloud9.

1. Connect to GitHub from AWS Cloud9.

Launch Cloud9 from your AWS account.

IMPORTANT: For this tutorial to work, we’ll need to use a t3.small EC2 instance with 2GB of RAM. I’ve tried using a t2.medium instance but the 1GB of RAM wasn’t enough to properly run Gradle on Ubuntu.

IMPORTANT: a t3.small instance IS NOT part of the AWS Free tire. Using it will incur costs. The instance can be manually stopped if not used.

To clone repositories not hosted on GitHub, it’s possible to use the Git Panel from Cloud9.

GitHub however doesn’t allow it, as it’s using a token for remote access.