Spring Boot to Native Image in 1 Command — GraalVM Tutorial
Turn your 4-second Java startup into 0.5 seconds with GraalVM Native Image.
This video covers theory and hands-on practice: how Native Image works, distribution comparison (Liberica NIK, Oracle GraalVM, Mandrel), and real Spring Boot applications including an AI chatbot and Vaadin frontend. From Maven plugins to Docker deployment and tracing agent troubleshooting.
Real apps, real performance gains.
00:00 – Intro: Why GraalVM Native Image Matters
00:26 – Cold Start & Cloud Scaling Problems in Java
01:12 – How Native Image Works (AOT Explained)
02:20 – Native Image Distributions Compared: CE, Oracle, Mandrel, Liberica
04:28 – Common Pitfalls and Build Issues
05:45 – Installing GraalVM via SDKman
06:11 – Demo App: Spring Boot + Vaadin (Neurowatch)
07:17 – Building Native Image with Maven Plugin
08:54 – Native Image in Docker (Liberica + Alpaquita)
09:42 – Docker Linking Issues: musl vs glibc
10:44 – Configuring Native Image: GC, JFR, Static Build
12:24 – Plot Twist: It's Not Always One Command
12:49 – Demo App 2: AI Chatbot with Spring Boot & Redis
13:37 – Fixing Build Errors: Strict Heap & Missing JFR
15:11 – Using Tracing Agent for Metadata
17:05 – Outro: Like, Comment, Subscribe!