Setting up and starting a web server in eclipse PDE (Quickstart)

Max Rohde

Max Rohde

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Setting up and starting a web server in eclipse PDE (Quickstart)

The following describes a number of simple steps to set up and start up a web server in the eclipse PDE environment.

Steps

  1. Create a new OSGi run configuration
  2. Add the package org.eclipse.equinox.http.jetty
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  1. Click on „Add Required Bundles“

A number of bundles should have been added to your run configuration.

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  1. Go to the tab arguments and add the VM argument: „ -Dorg.osgi.service.http.port=8080“
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Result

Now you should be able to start up the server by starting the run configuration. You can check if the server is running by opening the URL http://localhost:8080/. It should show an error message as the following:

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Resources

Building a server based Application with Equinox (on eclipse.org): http://www.eclipse.org/equinox-portal/tutorials/server-side/

Building a web server in Felix by using wars: http://heapdump.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/osgi-enabled-war/

Alternative way: starting Equinox as deployed application on a web server and let this bundle load osgi modules: http://angelozerr.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/osgi-equinox-in-a-servlet-container-step1/

Scroll down to Server-Side http://wiki.eclipse.org/Equinox_Eclipse_to_RT_Migration

The core bundle to start server http://www.eclipse.org/equinox/server/http_in_equinox.php org.eclipse.equinox.http.jetty

Equinox Server Side info: http://www.eclipse.org/equinox/server/http_quickstart.php

Slides giving a good overview: [slideshare id=3516425&doc=eclipsecon-2010-server-side-eclipse-tutorial-100322190055-phpapp01]

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