How to use Spring's JdbcTemplate to connect to a simple MySql database?

Question

I am trying to use Spring\'s JdbcTemplate Class to connect to a simple MySql database based on this tutorial. In fact, I used their project setup:

pom.xml

Answer 1

Add the dependency below:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
</dependency>

Which will autoconfigure the Datasource