tested working as a daemon. you must place config.json near .jar file

pom.xml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <groupId>ru.bvn13</groupId>
     <artifactId>jircbot</artifactId>
     <version>1.0.1</version>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 
     <properties>
@@ -137,34 +138,24 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <!-- get all project dependencies -->
-                    <descriptorRefs>
-                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-                    </descriptorRefs>
-                    <!-- MainClass in mainfest make a executable jar -->
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <mainClass>ru.bvn13.jircbot.MainApp</mainClass>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
 
+            <!-- Package as an executable jar/war -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.5.6.RELEASE</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <mainClass>ru.bvn13.jircbot.MainApp</mainClass>
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>make-assembly</id>
-                        <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
-                        <phase>package</phase>
                         <goals>
-                            <goal>single</goal>
+                            <goal>repackage</goal>
                         </goals>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+
         </plugins>
     </build>
 

src/main/java/ru/bvn13/jircbot/MainApp.java

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 package ru.bvn13.jircbot;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
 import ru.bvn13.jircbot.bot.JircBot;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 
 @SpringBootApplication
+@EnableAutoConfiguration
 @ComponentScan("ru.bvn13.jircbot")
-public class MainApp {
+public class MainApp implements CommandLineRunner {
 
     @Autowired
     private JircBot bot;
@@ -18,4 +21,8 @@ public class MainApp {
         System.out.println("==============> STARTING <==============");
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void run(String... strings) throws Exception {
+
+    }
 }

src/main/resources/application.yml

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 
+name: jircbot
+
 config: config.json