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+# Spring Boot, Ionic, and Stormpath 🍻
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+This project is an example application for a typical [Ionic](https://ionicframework.com/) app with a [Spring Boot](https://projects.spring.io/spring-boot/) backend.
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+You can read about how this application was created on [the Stormpath blog](https://stormpath.com/blog/spring-boot-ionic-stormpath-tutorial). Feel free to copy any code in this project for your own use in accordance with the [MIT license](LICENSE).
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+**Prerequisites**: Java 8, Node.js, Maven, a [Stormpath Account](https://api.stormpath.com/register), and an `apiKey.properties` file in `~/stormpath/`.
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+To run the Spring Boot backend, cd into `server` and run `mvn spring-boot:run`.
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+To run the Ionic frontend, execute `npm install && ionic serve`. The aforementioned blog post shows you how to deploy this app to an emulator/device.