Maven goal - liberty:create-server

We can use the liberty:create-server goal to create a Liberty profile server.

The server must not exist before executing this goal.

Parameters

The following table describes parameters of the create-server goal.

parameters of the create-server goal.

The first column contains a list of parameters, the second column contains a description of each parameter, and the third column states whether this parameter is required.

Parameter	Description	Required
serverHome	Directory location of the Liberty profile server installation.	Yes, only when assemblyArchive and assemblyArtifact parameters are not set.
assemblyArchive	Location of the Liberty profile server compressed archive. The archive will be unpacked into a directory as specified by the installDirectory parameter.	Yes, only when serverHome and assemblyArtifact parameters are not set.
assemblyArtifact	Maven artifact name of the Liberty profile server assembly. The assembly will be installed into a directory as specified by the installDirectory parameter. For more information on Liberty profile server Maven assemblies, see Installation as a Maven artifact.	Yes, only when serverHome and assemblyArchive parameters are not set.
installDirectory	Local installation directory location of the Liberty profile server when the server is installed using the assembly archive or artifact option. The default value is ${project.build.directory} /liberty.	No
refresh	If true, re-install Liberty profile server into the local directory. This is only used when when the server is installed using the assembly archive or artifact option. The default value is false.	No
serverName	Liberty profile server instance. The default value is defaultServer.	No
configFile	Location of a server configuration file to be used by the instance. The default value is ${basedir}/src/test/resources/server.xml.	No
bootProps	Location of a bootstrap properties file to be used by the instance. The default value is ${basedir}/src/test/resources/bootstrap.properties.	No
jvmOptions	Location of a JVM options file to be used by the instance. The default value is ${basedir}/src/test/resources/jvm.options.	No
serverEnv	Location of a server environment file to be used by the instance. The default value is ${basedir}/src/test/resources/server.env.	No
overwrite	Overwrite existing configurtion files such as server.xml, bootstrap.properties, jvm.options, or server.env in the target server even if they are newer. The default value is true. Since liberty-maven-plugin version 1.1.	No

Example: creating a server

This is the code snippet we can use in the pom.xml file of the project.

<build>
    ...
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>com.ibm.websphere.wlp.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId> 
            <version>1.0</version>
            <executions>
                ...
                <execution>
                    <id>create-server</id>
                    <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
                    <goals>
                        <goal>create-server</goal>
                    </goals>
                </execution>
                ...
            <executions>
            <configuration>
                <serverHome>/opt/ibm/wlp</serverHome>
                <serverName>test</serverName>
            </configuration>             
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
    ...
</build>

Example: creating a server from command line

This is the Maven command we can leverage to create a server.

mvn liberty:create-server -DserverHome=/opt/ibm/wlp -DserverName=test

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