strolch-website/content/development/converting-existing.md

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title: 'Converting Existing App'
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## Converting an existing application

You can convert an existing application to a Strolch agent, but this might be a
bit daunting in the beginning. If you are planning on doing this, first create a
test application using the maven archetypes, so that you can get a feel for the configuration.

Once that works, use the archetypes configuration to reconfigure your project to start as a Strolch agent.

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Note: Beware to select the archetype pertaining to your use case:

* For a web app use the [strolch.mvn.archetype.webapp](/development/web-app)
* For an application with a main method use [strolch.mvn.archetype.main](/development/main-class-app)
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