# Hello World Spring Boot Application

This is a simple Spring Boot application that exposes a REST endpoint.

## Prerequisites

- JDK 21
- Docker
- Gradle

## Build Instructions

1. Clone the repository:
    ```sh
    git clone <repository-url>
    cd <repository-directory>
    ```

2. Build the application using Gradle:
    ```sh
    ./gradlew build
    ```

3. Build the Docker image:
    ```sh
    docker build -t hello-world-spring-boot .
    ```

## Running the Application

1. Run the Docker container:
    ```sh
    docker run -p 8080:8080 hello-world-spring-boot
    ```

2. The application will be available at `http://localhost:8080`.

## Making a Request

To test the application, you can make a GET request to the `/hello` endpoint:

```sh
curl http://localhost:8080/hello