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Java Full-Stack — Real-World Projects

14 production-grade projects you can build with your Spring Boot + MySQL + REST API skills.

💡 How to Use This List

Pick one project per difficulty level. Start Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced. Each project goes on GitHub with a README. That's your portfolio. Recruiters at product companies (Zoho, Freshworks, Razorpay) look for this exact combination.

Project 01
Student Grade Manager

CRUD portal — add students, record subject marks, auto-calculate grades and GPA. Includes admin dashboard with grade distribution chart.

Spring BootREST APIMySQLJPA/Hibernate+ Thymeleaf UI
Project 02
Library Book System

Track book inventory, borrow/return with due-dates, auto-calculate fine per day. Email receipt on borrow using JavaMailSender.

Spring BootMySQLJPAREST API+ JavaMailSender
Project 03
Employee Directory

Department-wise employee listing with search, filter by role/city, pagination. Export to CSV. Role-based: HR admin vs. view-only.

Spring BootSpring SecurityJWTMySQL+ CSV export
Project 04
Hospital Appointment Booking

Patients book slots with doctors by specialty. Doctors confirm/reschedule. Email notification on booking. JWT auth for 3 roles.

Spring BootJWTJPAREST APIMySQL+ Email notifications
Project 05
Online Quiz Platform

Create MCQ question banks by topic. Students attempt timed quizzes. Real-time scoring, attempt history, leaderboard by batch.

Spring BootJPAREST APIMySQL+ WebSocket leaderboard
Project 06
E-commerce Product API

Product catalog with categories, cart management, order lifecycle (placed → shipped → delivered). Razorpay/Stripe webhook for payment.

Spring BootJPAREST APIMySQLJWT+ Payment gateway
Project 07
Food Delivery Tracker

Restaurant menus, customer orders, delivery partner assignment, live status updates (ordered → preparing → on-the-way → delivered).

Spring BootMySQLJPAJWT+ WebSocket status push
Project 08
Bill Splitting App

Create groups, add shared expenses, auto-split by equal/percentage/custom. View who owes whom. Settle up and mark paid.

Spring BootREST APIMySQLJPA+ Settlement algorithm
Project 09
Job Portal Backend

Employers post jobs, candidates apply and upload resume. Filter by skill/location/salary. Application status pipeline with email alerts.

Spring BootJWTJPAREST APIMySQL+ File upload (S3)
Project 10
Bank Transaction System

Accounts, fund transfers with ACID transactions, mini-statement, fraud flag if >3 large txns/hour. Full audit log trail.

Spring BootJPAMySQLJWTREST API+ ACID transactions
Project 11
Hotel Room Booking

Room types, seasonal pricing, availability calendar, booking confirmation PDF, cancellation with refund policy logic.

Spring BootJPAMySQLJWT+ PDF generation
Project 12
Real-time Chat API

One-on-one and group chats, message history stored in DB, read receipts, online/offline status using WebSocket (STOMP).

Spring BootMySQLJPAJWT+ WebSocket + STOMP
Project 13
Social Media REST API

User profiles, posts with images, likes/comments, follow system, personalised feed (chronological + engagement score).

Spring BootJPAMySQLJWTREST API+ Feed ranking algorithm
Project 14
Multi-tenant SaaS Backend

Multiple organisations in one deployment, tenant-isolated data, subscription tiers, per-tenant role hierarchy, usage metering.

Spring BootJPAMySQLJWTSpring Security+ Multi-tenancy pattern

🏆 Skills You Practice Across All Projects

REST API designEvery project
JWT + Spring SecurityProjects 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14
JPA + MySQLAll projects
Email / notificationsProjects 2,4,9
File uploadProjects 9,11
WebSocket real-timeProjects 5,12
Payment integrationProject 6
PDF generationProject 11