PluginStatsMicroProfile Starter installs statistics
By MicroProfile Community (3 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages
Generate Java microservice Maven projects using MicroProfile
MicroProfile Starter has 219,294 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1423 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
About MicroProfile Starter
VS Code Extension for MicroProfile Starter
The MicroProfile Starter extension provides support for generating a MicroProfile Maven project with examples based on the MicroProfile Starter project (https://start.microprofile.io/) in Visual Studio Code. You will be able to generate a project by choosing a MicroProfile version, server and specifications, such as CDI, Config, Health, Metrics, and more. The code for this extension is hosted under the MicroShed organization on GitHub.
Quick Start
• Install the extension • Launch the VS Code command palette (View -> Command Palette...), then select MicroProfile: Generate a new MicroProfile starter project to run the extension
Input
The extension prompts for the following parameters:
1. groupId 2. artifactId 3. MicroProfile version 4. MicroProfile server 5. Java SE version 6. Build tool 7. MicroProfile specifications 8. A folder to generate the project into
The extension will generate a .zip file of the starter project, unzip the file into the specified directory and open it in a VS Code window.
Contributing
Contributions to the MicroProfile starter extension are welcome!
Our CONTRIBUTING document contains details for submitting pull requests.
To build and run the extension locally:
1. Fork this repository 2. Clone your fork: git clone git@github.com:{your-username}/mp-starter-vscode-ext.git 3. cd mp-starter-vscode-ext 4. Create a branch for the issue you are going to work on: git checkout -b branch-name-for-your-issue 5. Install dependencies: npm install 6. Run the extension in VS Code by selecting Run Extension from the debug panel or by pressing F5
Alternatively, build a .vsix file:
• Run vsce package to generate the mp-starter-vscode-ext-xxx.vsix file • Install the extension to VS Code by View/Command Palette • Select Extensions: Install from VSIX... and choose the generated mp-starter-vscode-ext-xxx.vsix file
7. Run the generate project command by launching the VS Code command palette (View -> Command Palette...), then select MicroProfile: Generate a new MicroProfile starter project to run the extension
Issues
Please report bugs, issues and feature requests by creating a GitHub issue
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- Cloud Native
- Eclipse
- Java
- MicroProfile
- Microservices
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Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MicroProfile-Community.mp-starter-vscode-ext. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.