Web Application Archive (WAR)

Magnolia CMS is also available as a Web Application Archive (WAR). The WAR file includes the CMS application but no application server or add-ons. You need to deploy it on an existing application server.

WARs are available in these download locations:

Servlet container Enterprise Edition Community Edition
Tomcat Magnolia file server SourceForge.net
JBoss Magnolia file server SourceForge.net
IMB WebSphere Magnolia file server no CE available
Oracle WebLogic 10 Magnolia file server no CE available
Oracle WebLogic 9 Magnolia file server no CE available

Deploying

Deploying a WAR file on an application server is a procedure which differs from one server to the next. Some servers require specific steps to deploy Magnolia CMS.

Deploying a public instance

If you make no changes to the webapp before deployment, it will automatically be deployed as an author instance. If you change the name of the webapp to magnoliaPublic by for example renaming the WAR file to magnoliaPublic.war, it will be automatically deployed as a public instance. The name of the webapp folder determines the configuration that will be used. This is discussed in detail in Using a single WAR file with multiple configurations.

If you are not familiar with these procedures, use a standalone installation that ships with an application server.