JSP with IntelliJ

Question

Since a while I started to use IntelliJ instead of Eclipse. I created my project from Eclipse (where it was working) in IntelliJ and I can start the Spring Boot Application. As a Front-end I use JSP files, but when I open the project in my browser it shows only the HTML code, not the actual website. Can anyone help me with this problem?

Answer 1

I am aware that this thread is 3 years old, but since I'm currently working on something similar (spring boot + web application + jsp + intellij ultimate as IDE), wanted to share my experience...

1. created spring web application using spring initializr (provided inside intellij IDEA)
2. created webapp folder under src/main
3. opened project structure window (ctrl-shift-alt), selected modules under project settings
4. in the middle window pane, selected Web
5. added newly created folder (src/main/webapp) under "web resources directory"
6. applied changes

After that, in my "left click - new" drop down menu, jsp files were also provided...

My current Intellij IDEA Ultimate version is 2020.1

Hope this helps...

Answer 2

I also faced similar kind of issue earlier. I have solved it by adding the following dependency.

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
    <artifactId>tomcat-embed-jasper</artifactId>
</dependency>

I have created a project sometime ago to cover this issue. The link to the project is mentioned below. Please refer it. I wish it will help you. Spring Boot Maven Webapp