[BAEL-17473] - Initial commit

spring-boot-artifacts/src/main/java/com/baeldung/properties/ExternalPropertyConfigurer.java

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+package com.baeldung.properties;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer;
+import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
+
+@Configuration
+public class ExternalPropertyConfigurer {
+
+    @Bean
+    public PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer propertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer() {
+        PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer properties = new PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer();
+        properties.setLocation(new FileSystemResource("src/main/resources/external/conf.properties"));
+        properties.setIgnoreResourceNotFound(false);
+        return properties;
+    }
+}