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+# RIFE2 Spring Boot Example
+
+Based on the Spring Guides' [Sping Boot](https://github.com/spring-guides/gs-spring-boot) web application example.
+
+## Run the Application
+
+To run the web application, issue the following command:
+
+```
+./bld run
+```
+
+To access the web application, issue the follow command:
+
+```
+curl localhost:8080
+```
+
+To access the web application services:
+
+```
+curl localhost:8880/
+curl localhost:8080/actuator/health
+curl localhost:8080/actuator/info
+curl localhost:8080/actuator/shutdown
+```
+
+## Test the Application
+
+To run the web application tests, issue the following command:
+
+```
+./bld test
+```
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