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# Spring Properties File Outside jar

By convention, Spring Boot looks for an externalized configuration file — *application.properties* or *application.yml* — in four predetermined locations in the following order of precedence:

* A */config* subdirectory of the current directory
* The current directory
* A classpath */config* package
* The classpath root

Therefore, **a property defined in *****application.properties***** and placed in the *****/config***** subdirectory of the current directory will be loaded.** This will also override properties in other locations in case of a collision.

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