Problem - I want local configuration for my spring projects outside of my repository. Using spring devtools to achieve this is cumbersome since I projects have overlapping configurationProperties (i.e. spring., server., etc..). I want different values for different projects. Issue with spring devtools - the .spring-boot-devtools.properties file is only allowed in my home directory Solution - allow for the .spring-boot-devtools.properties file exist outside the home directory. Allow it to be driven by an environment variable or system property.

Comment From: philwebb

Closing in favor of PR #17924

Comment From: tedyoung

I see that this issue was closed, but the PR referenced #17924 was never merged. It'd be nice to have this kind of support for local-to-my-machine config on a per project basis.

Comment From: snicoll

@tedyoung this issue is now superseded by the PR and it still open.