This document outlines the steps to create a Java web application project hosted on Google App Engine, including: 1. Understanding key concepts like Google App Engine, Java, Spring Framework, Apache Maven, and REST. 2. Creating a Google Cloud project and enabling the necessary APIs. 3. Installing software like the Google Cloud SDK, Java JDK, and Maven. 4. Generating a Spring Boot project locally and modifying the main class to add a GET endpoint. 5. Running the application locally and deploying it to App Engine using Maven and the gcloud CLI.