Friday, March 27, 2015

how to maven configuration eclipse luna

This tutorial aims to configure eclipse luna with local maven repository.This configuration assumes no proxy setup for internet connection.

Window -> Preferences -> Maven -> Archetypes -> Add Local Catalog

Locate your local catalog file











how to restore artifactory

Three directories, extract backups

C:\Users\jupiter\.artifactory
C:\Users\jupiter\.eclipse

(local repository)
C:\Users\jupiter\.m2 


Login artifactory
Admin -> Import & Export -> Repositories ->Import Repository from Path

 run artifactory
check on the numbers of artifacts

how to install artifactory

PLATFORM (previous)
windows 7 family edition 64-bit
jdk 1.7.0
tomcat 7.0.26 (64-bit edition)

I want to install new version of tomcat, jdk and artifactory.My aim is to put artifactory backups back on this new platform.This tutorial is about running artifactory war file on tomcat.

PLATFORM (new)
windows 7 family edition 64-bit
jdk1.8.0_31
apache-tomcat-8.0.20-windows-x86 


C:\Users\jupiter>java -version
java version "1.8.0_31"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_31-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.31-b07, mixed mode)

extract apache-tomcat-8.0.20-windows-x86.zip
tomcat folder should look like this
C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat

"Server Status" and "Manager App" interfaces require manager-gui role and "Host Manager" requires admin-gui role.

add these lines and restart tomcat if it works.

C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\conf \tomcat-users.xml


<role rolename="manager-gui,admin-gui"/>
<user username="tomcat" password="tomcat" roles="manager-gui,admin-gui"/>


configure tomcat port.
C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\conf\server.xml

 <Connector port="5555" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
               connectionTimeout="20000"
               redirectPort="8443" />


This file sets java_home manually and runs tomcat on the folder mentioned.
contents of "tomcat start.cmd" file.

@echo off
SET JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_31
SET CATALINA_HOME=C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat
C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\bin\startup.bat

run "tomcat start.cmd" on folder
C:\Downloads\ciroot

test tomcat whether it runs
tomcat runs on http://localhost:8080/


extract artifactory-3.5.3.zip
copy C:\Downloads\artifactory-3.5.3\webapps\artifactory.war file
into C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\webapps folder.

restart tomcat.

test if artifactory runs
http://localhost:5555artifactory

artifactory first time login.
user/password  admin/admin






Monday, March 9, 2015

how to configure jdk (eclipse luna)

Window > Preferences > Java > Installed JREs > Standart VM > JRE home

choose
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_31

C:\Users\jupiter>java -version
java version "1.8.0_31"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_31-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.31-b07, mixed mode)

Friday, September 12, 2014

how to .xz files

  • J: use xz to uncompress archive -- notice: J is uppercase

tar xvfJ filename.tar.xz  

xz --decompress filename.gz

Thursday, September 11, 2014

how to install tomcat

PLATFORM
windows 7 family edition 64-bit
jdk 1.7.0
tomcat 7.0.26 (64-bit edition)


go to apache tomcat website and download tomcat 7.0

http://tomcat.apache.org/

download 64-bit Windows zip file as we try to install tomcat 7.0.26 on windows 7 64-bit system

unzip apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64.zip

this is how the folder looks like after unzipping

C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-7.0.26\bin

If you click startup.bat file to start tomcat IT WILL NOT RUN

C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-7.0.26\bin\startup.bat

To get tomcat running,first run command prompt

Then with cd command go to directory

cd C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-7.0.26\bin

Run startup.bat in the command prompt

C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-7.0.26\bin>startup.bat

Then type on firefox

http://localhost:8080


Server Status" and "Manager App" interfaces require manager-gui role and "Host Manager" requires admin-gui role.

add these lines and restart tomcat if it works.

C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\conf \tomcat-users.xml


<role rolename="manager-gui,admin-gui"/>
<user username="tomcat" password="tomcat" roles="manager-gui,admin-gui"/>


configure tomcat port.
C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\conf\server.xml

 <Connector port="5555" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
               connectionTimeout="20000"
               redirectPort="8443" />

This file sets java_home manually and runs tomcat on the folder mentioned.
contents of "tomcat start.cmd" file.

@echo off
SET JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_31
SET CATALINA_HOME=C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat
C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\bin\startup.bat

run "tomcat start.cmd" on folder
C:\Downloads\ciroot

test tomcat whether it runs
tomcat runs on http://localhost:8080/