I currently have a web application that runs an Angular 2 frontend, and a Spring Boot backend.
I have followed this tutorial in order to integrate the two components.
http://blog.jdriven.com/2016/12/angular2-spring-boot-getting-started/
My application now has the same structure as this
https://github.com/jbruinink/ng2boot
The frontend and backend can now be built with a single command. However the frontend and backend generate seperate jars, and need to be started seperately.
Is there a way to package my appliacation in a single jar that starts both the frontend and the backend?
That question was actually asked and answered in the comment section:
"The frontend is actually packaged into the backend jar. You can simply start the backend and go to http://localhost:8080. The development server at port 4200 is optional. It just makes it easier to develop the frontend, because all changes are reloaded automatically."