Terminating mvn spring-boot:run doesn't stop tomcat

Question

I can successfully start spring-boot with mvn spring-boot, the documentation mentions to gracefully exit the application hit ctrl-c.

Answer 1

I fall in the same issue, but there is a much better and simple way to run your Spring boot app that does not have this problem.

Run As -> Java Application

Update: Furthermore, if you use Spring STS (available for VS Code, IntelliJ, Eclipse...) you have the chance to manage your application from the Boot Dashboard. It's really useful.