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 == Starting with Spring Initializr
 
+If you like, you can use this https://start.spring.io/#!type=maven-project&language=java&packaging=jar&jvmVersion=17&groupId=com.example&artifactId=graphqlserver&name=graphqlserver&description=Demo%20project%20for%20Spring%20Boot&packageName=com.example.graphqlserver[pre-populated Spring Initializr link] to load the correct settings.
+Otherwise, continue on to manually set up the Initializr.
+
 To manually initialize the project:
 
 . Navigate to https://start.spring.io.