Deploying an Application

To deploy an application package:

  1. Package the application files
  2. Create the meta-info files
  3. Register and choose servers
  4. Deploy

The status of the deployment process appears in a separate window.

When deploying an application using the deployment tool, the destination server organizes the application files relative to the root directory on the development machine.

The deployment tool maintains its own root directory settings, which can be different from the root directories of other Netscape server products installed on the same machine.

Registering and Choosing Servers

To deploy to one or more servers, you must register the server machine with Netscape Application Builder.

Register Servers

If the servers do not appear in the Registered Servers list on the left, click Register. Enter the relevant information about each deployment machine and click Register. Click Close to dismiss this dialog box when you have registered all deployment machines:

Server Type

Specify whether this machine runs a Web server in addition to or instead of an application server. If a Web server exists on the machine where you are deploying your application, static entities such as graphic images, static HTML pages, and JavaScript files can be served from there.

Server or Server:Port

Specify the machine name and, if necessary, an alternate port number, depending on how your server is configured.

User Name & Password

Specify a valid user name and password for this machine. You can get these from the administrator who installed the software on this server. Be sure this user has permission to write to the application server and/or Web server document repositories.


Choose Servers

In the Deploy Project dialog box, select which servers to deploy. To remove a server from the list of registered servers, select it and click Un-Register.