server.port=8081 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/birds?serverTimezone=Europe/Amsterdam spring.datasource.driverClassName=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver spring.datasource.username= spring.datasource.password= spring.jpa.database_platform=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL5InnoDBDialect #NOT IN PRODUCTION. NICE IN DEVELOPMENT!!! #spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create-drop = deleted DB after every restart and recreate, update = modify DB, none = do nothing spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create-drop #please show the sql so I know what happens around here spring.jpa.show-sql=true spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true #to prevent mysql/jpa timeout issue each hour (3600000 millis) please poll the DB # not sure if this is still necessary but it was in september 2016 spring.datasource.testWhileIdle=true spring.datasource.timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis=3600000 spring.datasource.validationQuery=SELECT 1