diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/baeldung/startup/AppStartupRunner.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/baeldung/startup/AppStartupRunner.java
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+package org.baeldung.startup;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationArguments;
+import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationRunner;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class AppStartupRunner implements ApplicationRunner {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AppStartupRunner.class);
+    public static int counter;
+
+    @Override
+    public void run(ApplicationArguments args) throws Exception {
+        LOG.info("Application started with option names : {}", args.getOptionNames());
+        LOG.info("Increment counter");
+        counter++;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/baeldung/startup/CommandLineAppStartupRunner.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/baeldung/startup/CommandLineAppStartupRunner.java
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+package org.baeldung.startup;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class CommandLineAppStartupRunner implements CommandLineRunner {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CommandLineAppStartupRunner.class);
+    public static int counter;
+
+    @Override
+    public void run(String... args) throws Exception {
+        LOG.info("Increment counter");
+        counter++;
+    }
+}
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