Execution default of goal org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-maven-plugin:1.2.3.RELEASE:repackage failed: Unable to find main class
Solutions: Solution 1 : You needed to change the packaging parameter to jar from pom. Also, the repositories , pluginRepositories , the maven-compiler-plugin and the spring-boot-maven-plugin's version and executions weren't needed. Solution 2: Try mvn install and see if it works Solution 3: Preview: <properties> <!-- The main class to start by executing java -jar --> <start-class> com.mycorp.starter.HelloWorldApplication </start-class> </properties> Solution 4: Enable the main() method in your Application.java. Configure spring-boot-maven-plugin to specify the class with the main class (Spring should find it anyway if you have one, but good to be explicit): Preview: <plugin> <groupId> org.springframework.boot </groupId> <artifactId> spring-boot-maven-plugin </artifactId> <version> ${spring-boot-version} </version>...