# Using APM to monitor a JAVA application

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-apm-to-monitor-a-java-application/211412>\
**Category:** APM\
**Tags:** java\
**Created:** [December 11, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-apm-to-monitor-a-java-application/211412 "2019-12-11T05:24:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sagar\_Mandal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sagar_mandal/32/57073_2.png) [@Sagar\_Mandal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sagar_Mandal)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-apm-to-monitor-a-java-application/211412/1 "2019-12-11T05:24:20Z")

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**APM**  
Hey Team,  
I am able to monitor a node js simple application with apm but i want to monitor java application based on spring boot.  
so my question is where in java application i add my apm agent so that it send data to apm server.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Sylvain\_Juge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sylvain_juge/32/55521_2.png) [@Sylvain\_Juge](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sylvain_Juge)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-apm-to-monitor-a-java-application/211412/2 "2019-12-11T08:27:24Z")

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Hi @Sagar_Mandal

There are multiple ways to install Java agent, you'll find detailed instructions [in our documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/java/current/intro.html#intro-setup).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-apm-to-monitor-a-java-application/211412/3 "2020-01-01T04:29:24Z")

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