Java EE: Application Servers

Choose the right server for your Java EE application. Learn how to evaluate, install, and set up the most popular app servers for Java EE: Tomcat, WebLogic, WildFly, and Payara.

Introduction

• Configure application servers with Java EE
• Install the database

1. Tomcat and TomEE

• Tomcat and TomEE differences
• Install and set up Tomcat
• Tomcat web console
• Deploy WAR files in Tomcat
• Add database drivers in Tomcat
• Address missing JEE capabilities
• Tomcat clustering
• Pros and cons of Tomcat and TomEE

2. Oracle WebLogic

• WebLogic overview
• Install and set up WebLogic
• WebLogic web console
• Deploy WAR files in WebLogic
• Identify MySQL issue
• Prepare MySQL driver
• Test the MySQL data source
• WebLogic clustering and configuration
• WebLogic pros and cons

3. WildFly and JBoss

• JBoss versus WildFly
• Install and set up WildFly
• WildFly web console
• Deploy WAR files in WildFly
• Add database drivers in WildFly
• Deploy datasource to domain
• Pitfalls of standalone clustering
• Domain mode clustering in WildFly
• WildFly pros and cons

4. GlassFish and Payara

• Payara versus GlassFish
• Install and configure Payara
• Payara web console
• Deploy WAR files in Payara
• Payara database configurations
• Payara clusters
• Prepare a remote instance
• Configure the remote instance
• Payara pros and cons

Conclusion

• Next steps