Vaadin Start

First, Vaadin Start allows you to add several views to an application. You can select the initial content of each view from a list of more than fifteen templates. For example, you can include views based on the Master-Detail template, which can be used to manage an entity’s data.

You can also set up security and configure access control. A login view is added automatically for you if you configure one or more views to require a logged-in user.

Vaadin Start lets you easily change the look and feel of the application. Specifically, you can adjust the application’s colors, typography, style, sizing, and spacing.

Plus, you can add helpful project settings. For example, you can generate the deployment files for Docker and Kubernetes, or you can select between H2 and PostgreSQL as the database to use for the project.

If you want a simplified project template to start with, without adding and configuring any views, you can configure and download a “Hello World” starter from the landing page of Vaadin Start.