{"id":3763,"date":"2024-03-13T07:25:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-hot-deployment-be-achieved-in-springboot\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T20:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:49:25","slug":"how-can-hot-deployment-be-achieved-in-springboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-hot-deployment-be-achieved-in-springboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Boot Hot Deployment Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring Boot&#8217;s hot deployment can be achieved by using the Spring Boot DevTools. 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