Java: bash script for running jar with external application.properties file (Ubuntu)

Create a file named start.sh with the following content:

#!/bin/bash
java -Dspring.config.location=/home/YOUR_USERNAME/application.yml -jar /home/YOUR_USERNAME/your-jar-file.jar

From terminal, execute the followin command in order to allow the execution:

sudo chmod +x start.sh

Execute the file:

./start.sh