The outstanding features of H2 are:
- Fast, open source, JDBC API
- Embedded and server modes; in-memory databases [perfect as test database]
- Browser based console application [access database via web interface]
- Small footprint: around 1.5 MB jar file size
- Simple and easy to implement
A simple working example is hosted on google code project under kentor-java-utbildning named H2Demo. The sample project also showcases the use of Spring; JPA; Dozer API
Default port is 8082 and is configurable using application.properties file under /src/main/resources/
Tutorial and reference: http://www.h2database.com/html/tutorial.html
