package com.baeldung.springbootmvc.controllers; import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller; import org.springframework.ui.Model; import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping; import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod; @Controller public class MainController { @RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.GET) public String index(Model model) { // this attribute will be available in the view index.html as a thymeleaf variable model.addAttribute("eventName", "FIFA 2018"); // this just means render index.html from static/ area return "index"; } }