The spring-boot-maven-plugin is indispensable for Spring Boot development. By simply adding it to your pom.xml , Maven handles the download and configuration, allowing you to focus on writing code. Always ensure you are using a compatible version with your Spring Boot starter parent. If you'd like, I can:
(Default) Repackages your JAR/WAR to make it executable. run : Runs your Spring Boot application directly. spring-boot-maven-plugin download
Allows you to run your application directly from the terminal using mvn spring-boot:run . Maven handles the download and configuration