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  +## <a id='alternative'></a>Alternative Methods for Pushing Apps ##
  +
  +### Alternative Method 1: Integrate a Plugin for Your Build Tool ###
  +
  +<%=vars.product_short%> provides plugins for Maven and Gradle. You can deploy and manage your apps using Maven or Gradle command-line syntax and configure security credentials.
  +
  +For more information, refer to the [Build Tool Integration](./build-tool-int.html) topic.
  +
  +### Alternative Method 2: Integrate the Cloud Foundry Eclipse Plugin for STS ###
  +
  +<%=vars.product_short%> provides an Eclipse plugin extension that enables you to deploy and manage Spring applications on a Cloud Foundry instance from the Spring Tools Suite (STS), version 3.0.0 and later. For more information, refer to the [Cloud Foundry Eclipse Plugin](./sts.html) topic. You must follow the instructions in the [Install to STS from the Extensions Tab](./sts.html#install-to-sts) and [Create a Cloud Foundry Server](./sts.html#cloud-foundry-server) sections before you can deploy and manage your apps with the plugin.
  +
   ## <a id='cli-manage'></a>Manage Your Application with the cf CLI ##
   
   Run `cf help` to view a complete list of commands, grouped by task categories, and run `cf help [COMMAND]` for detailed information about a specific command. For more information about using the `cf` CLI, refer to the cf Command Line Interface (CLI) topics, especially the <%=vars.cli_v6%> topic.
  
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  <p class="tip"><strong>Sample App Step</strong><br />You can skip this step. In the <code>pong_matcher_spring</code> sample app, the <code>src/main/resources/application.yml</code> file declares the JDBC driver, and the <code>pom.xml</code> file includes the JDBC driver as a dependency.</p>
  
  ### Step 7: Configure Service Connections for a Spring App ###
  
  <%=vars.product_short%> provides extensive support for creating and binding a Spring application to services such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and RabbitMQ. For more information on creating and binding a service connection for your app, refer to the [Configure Service Connections for Spring](./spring-service-bindings.html) topic.
  
  
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  <p class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: The Cloud Foundry Java buildpack uses JDK 1.8, but you can modify the buildpack and the manifest for your app to compile to an earlier version. For more information, refer to the <a href="../custom.html">Custom Buildpacks</a> topic.</p>
  
  ### Step 1: Declare App Dependencies  ###
  
  Be sure to declare all the dependency tasks for your app in the build script of your chosen build tool.
  
  