Can't execute jar- file: “no main manifest attribute”

Question

I have installed an application, when I try to run it (it\'s an executable jar) nothing happens. When I run it from the commandline with:

java -jar \

Answer 1

I had the same issue. by adding following lines to pom file made it work. The plugin will make sure the build process of your application with all necessary steps.

    
        
            org.springframework.boot
            spring-boot-maven-plugin