Online pre-configuration of JEE web applications

Posted Sun, 19/07/2009 - 16:14 by mark
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I'm looking for example of jee web applications that has pre-configuration feature.

 

I mean first time opening web application in the browser, jump to installation / configuration page and allow

1. configute all of parameters, like database, user, password etc

2. run db script

3. other installation tasks

 

 

I do such analyze to know, which way is preferrable - add web-based pre-configuration feature to web application or build classic installer. (InstallAnywhere, Install4j)

 

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Comments

by lior.kanfi - 19/07/2009 - 17:03

The most comprehensive one I know, although not full automated is hudson, https://hudson.dev.java.net/
it's has several options:
1. just download .war and run it java -jar hudson.war
2. download war and deploy it to any web container (to tomact: webapss/)

Hudson will work out of box with default and will enable you to manage it's plugins, upgrades through the web interface.

by mark - 19/07/2009 - 17:26

Are there any commercial web application with such feature?
Is it good enough to add such online feature instead of classic offline installer ?

by lior.kanfi - 19/07/2009 - 23:40

JIRA has similar option, see http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/v3.13/setup.html
I think it's a good feature and make installation more elegant and easy.

by mark - 20/07/2009 - 09:27

JIRA is really good example
Thanks a lot