# Introducing the OSS Quickstart Archetype

DevFeed: [Introducing the OSS Quickstart Archetype](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-the-oss-quickstart-archetype-18838.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.morling.dev/blog/introducing-oss-quickstart-archetype/>)

Published: 2021-12-02T17:30:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Gunnar Morling](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gunnar-morling.md>)

Topics: [Maven](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maven.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>)

Tags: [announce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announce.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [formatting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/formatting.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [oss](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oss.md>), [projects](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces the OSS Quickstart Archetype, a Maven project template for bootstrapping open-source projects with current plugin and dependency versions, license handling, GitHub Actions CI, code and import formatting, and optional module-info.java support.

## Source excerpt

Table of Contents The Challenge The OSS Quickstart Archetype Outlook I am very happy to announce the availability of the OSS Quickstart Archetype! Part of the ModiTect family of open-source projects, this is a Maven archetype which makes it very easy to bootstrap new Maven-based open-source projects, satisfying common requirements such as configuring plug-in versions, and adhering to best practices like auto-formatting the source code. Think Maven Quickstart Archetype and friends, but more modern, complete, and opinionated.