What is Spring Boot embedded server architecture?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Spring Boot embeds servers like Tomcat, Jetty, or Undertow inside the application.

Embedded servers eliminate external deployment requirements and allow applications to run as standalone JARs with internal servlet containers.

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