This project was created from https://start.vaadin.com. It's a fully working Vaadin application that you continue developing locally. It has all the necessary dependencies and files to help you get going.
The project is a standard Maven project, so you can import it to your IDE of choice. You'll need to have Java 8+ and Node.js 10+ installed.
To run from the command line, use mvn and open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.
MainView.javainsrc/main/javacontains the navigation setup. It uses App Layout.viewspackage insrc/main/javacontains the server-side Java views of your application.viewsfolder infrontend/src/contains the client-side JavaScript views of your application.
vaadin.com has lots of material to help you get you started:
- Follow the tutorials in vaadin.com/tutorials. Especially vaadin.com/tutorials/getting-started-with-flow is good for getting a grasp of the basic Vaadin concepts.
- Read the documentation in vaadin.com/docs.
- For a bigger Vaadin application example, check out the Full Stack App starter from vaadin.com/start.
To build the Dockerized version of the project, run
docker build . -t myapp:latest
Once the Docker image is correctly built, you can test it locally using
docker run -p 8080:8080 myapp:latest