我是用的IDE是Intellij idea ultimate 2018.1版本,jdk1.8,apache-maven-3.2.2。然后开始创建一个eureka server的工程,操作如下:
1、首先创建主maven工程
选择maven,取消选中Create from archetype。

点击‘Next’,填写GroupId和ArtifactId。
点击‘Next’

点击‘Finish'

2、创建子项目
在主项目名称上右键->New->Module,选择’Spring Initializr‘

点击’Next',修改某些内容,如图所示:

点击‘Next’,选择‘Cloud Discovery'->Eureka Server

点击’Next'

点击‘Finish',生成的目录结构如图所示:

在主工程的pom.xml中添加子项目的模块,如图:

把子工程中的application.properties文件名改成application.yml,因为感觉yml文件比较好用。application.yml中的内容如下:
server:
port: 8761
eureka:
instance:
hostname: localhost
client:
register-with-eureka: false
fetch-registry: false
port: 8761
eureka:
instance:
hostname: localhost
client:
register-with-eureka: false
fetch-registry: false

然而发现org.springframework.cloud中的依赖有问题,如图:

这是由于在maven中央库中找不到对应Finchley.RC2版本的spring-cloud-dependency,那就改成Edgware.SR3吧,然后就不报错了。
然后在EurekaServerApplication中添加注解@EnableEurekaServer
Run 'EurekaServerApplication'

然而发现运行有报错:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder.<init>([Ljava/lang/Object;)V
at org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap.BootstrapApplicationListener.bootstrapServiceContext(BootstrapApplicationListener.java:161)
at org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap.BootstrapApplicationListener.onApplicationEvent(BootstrapApplicationListener.java:102)
at org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap.BootstrapApplicationListener.onApplicationEvent(BootstrapApplicationListener.java:68)
at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.doInvokeListener(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:172)
at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.invokeListener(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:165)
at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:139)
at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:127)
at org.springframework.boot.context.event.EventPublishingRunListener.environmentPrepared(EventPublishingRunListener.java:74)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplicationRunListeners.environmentPrepared(SpringApplicationRunListeners.java:54)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.prepareEnvironment(SpringApplication.java:358)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:317)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1255)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1243)
at com.springcloudexample.eureka.eurekaserver.EurekaServerApplication.main(EurekaServerApplication.java:12)
at org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap.BootstrapApplicationListener.onApplicationEvent(BootstrapApplicationListener.java:102)
at org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap.BootstrapApplicationListener.onApplicationEvent(BootstrapApplicationListener.java:68)
at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.doInvokeListener(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:172)
at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.invokeListener(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:165)
at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:139)
at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:127)
at org.springframework.boot.context.event.EventPublishingRunListener.environmentPrepared(EventPublishingRunListener.java:74)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplicationRunListeners.environmentPrepared(SpringApplicationRunListeners.java:54)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.prepareEnvironment(SpringApplication.java:358)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:317)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1255)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1243)
at com.springcloudexample.eureka.eurekaserver.EurekaServerApplication.main(EurekaServerApplication.java:12)
Process finished with exit code 1
原因可能出在spring boot的版本和spring cloud的版本有冲突,解决方案是:把spring boot的版本降低为1.5.3.RELEASE

然后启动就正常了。
通过这个url可以访问eureka server的管理页面:http://localhost:8761/
