Why Quarkus
Quarkus is defined as a “Kubernetes Native Java stack tailored for OpenJDK HotSpot and GraalVM, crafted from the best of breed Java libraries and standards”
A Kubernetes native stack
Targeting Kubernetes as the target deployment platform, designed for containers as the main packaging format utilized in the cloud and by providing a toolset that allows you to build and deploy containers in a single step. Additionally, Quarkus supports a series of features that promote integration with the cloud platforms (e.g., exposing health-related information, external configuration options, etc.), which are integral to a positive user experience in the cloud environment
Get started
Install CLI
curl -Ls https://sh.jbang.dev | bash -s - trust add https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/quarkus/quarkus-cli/
curl -Ls https://sh.jbang.dev | bash -s - app install --fresh --force quarkus@quarkusio
Hello world
quarkus create && cd code-with-quarkus
$ quarkus dev
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[INFO] Compiling 2 source files with javac [debug parameters release 21] to target/test-classes
Listening for transport dt_socket at address: 5005
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2025-08-14 00:14:31,380 INFO [io.quarkus] (Quarkus Main Thread) code-with-quarkus 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT on JVM (powered by Quarkus 3.25.2) started in 2.921s. Listening on: http://localhost:8080
2025-08-14 00:14:31,386 INFO [io.quarkus] (Quarkus Main Thread) Profile dev activated. Live Coding activated.
2025-08-14 00:14:31,387 INFO [io.quarkus] (Quarkus Main Thread) Installed features: [cdi, rest, smallrye-context-propagation, vertx]
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