Chapter 21. JBoss Installation and Configuration

This chapter guides you through the steps required to install a fully working JBoss server. Along the way, you will learn about JBoss 4.0’s microkernel architecture, and the last section will show you how to install the code for the forthcoming exercises. If you need more detailed information about JBoss configuration, visit the JBoss web site, http://www.jboss.org, where you will find comprehensive online documentation.

About JBoss

JBoss is a collaborative effort of a worldwide group of developers to create an open source application server based on the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). With more than five million downloads in the last two years, JBoss is the leading J2EE application server.

JBoss implements the full J2EE stack of services:

  • EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans)

  • JMS (Java Message Service)

  • JTS/JTA (Java Transaction Service/Java Transaction API)

  • Servlets and JSP (JavaServer Pages)

  • JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface)

It also provides advanced features such as clustering, JMX, web services, and IIOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) integration.

Because JBoss code is licensed under the LGPL (GNU Lesser General Public License, see http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.txt), you can use it freely, at no cost, in any commercial application, or redistribute it as is.

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