- Download, install gradle and put its "bin" directory
  in PATH

- Create the project using Web-based Spring Boot Initializr:
     Metadata:
        Group:  com.goliath
        Artifact: firstWeb
        Name: firstWeb
        Description: First SpringMVC Web App with Spring Boot
        Package Name: com.goliath
        Type: Gradle Project
        Packaging: JAR
        Java Version: 1.7
        Language: Java
        Spring Boot Version: 1.2.3
        
    Project dependencies:
        Web
        
- Generate Project, then unzip 

- In terminal (command prompt), change to project directory

- Generate Eclipse project:
  
    gradle eclipse
    
- Import "existing project" into Eclipse

- In com.goliath package, create class Student. 

- In com.goliath package, create StudentController

- Add to application.properties:

spring.view.prefix: /WEB-INF/jsp/
spring.view.suffix: .jsp

- Create source folder: src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp

- In the new folder, create studentList.jsp

- In gradle.build, add plugin:

    apply plugin: 'war'

- In gradle.build, add dependencies:

    providedRuntime("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-jasper")
    providedRuntime("javax.servlet:jstl")
  
- In terminal:

   gradle bootRun
   
- In browser, navigate to http://localhost:8080/studentList       
    

