Add and run an application on the Liberty profile using developer tools
We can add applications to the server by right-clicking on the server in the Servers view then selecting Add and Remove from the menu.
This task assumes that the application is in the Eclipse workspace. If we have a prebuilt application archive file to add and run, we must first import the file into the Eclipse workspace. Alternatively, we can use the steps described in Deploy applications to the Liberty profile.
When we add an application to the server, the workbench tries to determine which features are required by the application and enables them in the server configuration for you if they are not already enabled.
- In the Servers view, right-click the server and select Add
and Remove.
- In the Add and Remove wizard, under
the Available list, select the applications to add then click Add. Or click Add
All to add available applications to the server.
- Alternatively, we can right-click on an application in the Project Explorer view and select Run As > Run on Server, or Debug As > Debug on Server. This adds the application to the server (if not already added), starts the server (if not already started) and runs the application.
Results
If we are using Run on Server or Debug on Server and the server is already started, the browser might try to load the application before the server has finished loading it. If this happens, wait for the message in the console view that displays the application has been started and then refresh the browser if necessary.
Parent topic: Deploy applications to the Liberty profile
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