Library Management System

Spring Boot web app to manage books, members, and loans. Optional console UI is included in the codebase.

Run with Docker (no Java or Maven required)

Install Docker Desktop (or Docker Engine + Compose), then from this folder:

docker compose up --build

Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

• Data is stored in a Docker volume named library-data (survives container restarts).
• Stop with Ctrl+C or docker compose down (volume is kept; add -v to remove data).

Build and run without Compose

docker build -t library-management-system .
docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 -v library-data:/data -e LIBRARY_DATA_FILE=/data/library.dat library-management-system

Run locally (with Java 17+ and Maven)

mvn spring-boot:run

Then open http://localhost:8080.

Configuration

Setting	Description
LIBRARY_DATA_FILE	Path to the serialized data file (default in Docker: /data/library.dat)
server.port	HTTP port (default 8080; set via SERVER_PORT env var in Spring Boot)

Tech stack

• Java 17, Spring Boot 3, Thymeleaf
• File-based persistence (Java serialization)