jboss Getting started with jboss
Remarks
This section provides an overview of what jboss is, and why a developer might want to use it.
It should also mention any large subjects within jboss, and link out to the related topics. Since the Documentation for jboss is new, you may need to create initial versions of those related topics.
Installation or Setup
Detailed instructions on getting jboss set up or installed.
Installing on Mac OS X
To install and run jboss AS standalone you can follow the processes described below(assuming that you already have java 7 and jdk installed on your mac):
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Download the jboss application server from here.
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Unzip the package and extract the folders
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Set up the your bash_profile like the following:
open -a TextEdit ~/.bash_profile -
In your
bash_profileadd the following variables:export JBOSS_HOME=/Users/$USER/Desktop/Servers/jboss-as-7.1.1.Final JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7` -
Then move to jboss installation directory and
cdinto the bin directory. -
In the bin directory
./standalone.sh
This should start your jboss as a standalone application server. You should see your admin page at http://localhost:8080/
NB: This installation process does not work with Java 8
