> Markdown version of [Use Vaadin with CDI](https://vaadin.com/docs/v10/flow/cdi/tutorial-cdi-basic). Section index: [llms.txt](https://vaadin.com/docs/v10/flow/llms.txt)

# Use Vaadin with CDI

The `vaadin-cdi` add-on allows you to use Vaadin with CDI. You need to package the add-on in your application, and need to deploy it to a Java EE 7 (or newer) compliant application server. For `vaadin-platform` user, what you need to do is adding the `vaadin-bom` dependency to the `dependencyManagement` section in your `pom.xml`:

```xml
<dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.vaadin</groupId>
            <artifactId>vaadin-bom</artifactId>
            <version>${vaadin.version}</version>
            <type>pom</type>
            <scope>import</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
         <groupId>com.vaadin</groupId>
         <artifactId>vaadin-cdi</artifactId>
         <version>10.0.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax</groupId>
        <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
        <version>7.0</version>
        <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>
```

## <a id="compatibility"></a>Compatibility

Version 10 of the add-on works with Vaadin version 10, and 11.

Minimum requirement is CDI 1.2 API, and a provided implementation. In practice other Java EE/Jakarta EE features are used together with CDI, so the most simple way is ensure you have a Java EE 7 container or newer.

## <a id="configuration"></a>Configuration

If you do not setup a Vaadin Servlet by `web.xml`, or by `@WebServlet` annotation, a CDI enabled Vaadin servlet `com.vaadin.cdi.CdiVaadinServlet` is deployed automatically.

Otherwise you can customize it just like the original Vaadin Servlet. No special CDI config options exist.

Please refer to [Changing Flow behavior with runtime configuration](https://vaadin.com/docs/v10/flow/advanced/tutorial-flow-runtime-configuration.md) for details about Vaadin Servlet configuration.