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This page explains the terms webapp and Magnolia bundle, and provides details about the different bundles and webapps Magnolia provides.
A Magnolia bundle is a set of modules that are built together in a functional block with a servlet container. Typically a Magnolia bundle consists of:
When the setup and installation is finished, Tomcat hosts these two webapps:
magnoliaAuthor
- The author context to administer the Magnolia installations and content.magnoliaPublic
- The public context that serves content for website visitors and other content consumers.Both webapps contain exactly the same modules; they only differ in terms of configuration. Before Tomcat is started the first time, the bundle contains only one complete webapp (magnoliaAuthor) that is then partially copied to create the second webapp (magnoliaPublic).
Magnolia provides a set of different preconfigured bundles and webapps you can use for different purposes and that run with different licenses (Community Edition, DX Core, Cloud).
In the table below you find download links for a limited number of pre-configured bundles including Tomcat, and several different webapps.
If you are using Magnolia CLI jumpstart
, you can choose and adapt your webapp. This means you can create a Tomcat bundle with the webapp of your choice using CLI.
Some of the bundles include Apache Tomcat, other bundles are stand-alone Java web applications. If you choose a Tomcat bundle, you get a pre-configured and optimized set up that is installed with a few clicks and up and running in minutes.
Stand-alone webapp – Ideal if you want to use your existing servlet container or application server. Check the list of supported application servers if you prefer a specific vendor. Magnolia provides preconfigured webapp bundles for IBM WebSphere and Oracle WebLogic.
Stand-alone Tomcat – A pre-configured Apache Tomcat servlet container ready to be used with any Magnolia webapp.
Magnolia CMS is available as Community Edition (CE) or DX Core. A CE based webapp contains many useful modules suitable for many purposes. DX Core-based webapps provide additional enterprise features. You may also want to check the List of modules for module availability in the different versions.
Magnolia DX Core cannot be started without a license key.
Magnolia Cloud provides DX Core features and more and also requires a license. A specific Cloud webapp is available for Partners implementing a cloud solution for our customers.
While the bundles provided by Magnolia fit well for many use cases, you may want to build your own custom bundle. Many developers start a Magnolia project using an existing bundle as a basis, but it often contains more modules than you actually need. A small, targeted bundle makes building and deploying faster. In this case, starting with the empty webapp may be the best choice for your project.
For more information about creating and adapting custom bundles, read creating a custom webapp with Maven or how to get and adapt a bundle with Magnolia CLI.
If you are a Magnolia Cloud Partner, you should use dx-core-cloud-webapp
when creating a custom cloud bundle for a customer.
Artifact | Download | Usage / purpose |
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| A preconfigured Tomcat server ready to be used with any Magnolia webapp. |
Magnolia provides the following webapps and bundles.
To get the complete list of the modules in each webapp or bundle, look at the corresponding pom file of the bundle or see Supported modules in the cloud.
Artifact name | Download | Usage | Travel demo |
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DX Core | |||
| This is the DX Core webapp for projects.
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dx-core-demo-webapp | DX Core webapp plus the travel demo for evaluation purposes.
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| Webapp tuned for Weblogic. | ||
| Webapp tuned for Websphere.
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dx-core-wildfly-webapp | Webapp tuned for Wildfly. | ||
dx-core-cloud-webapp | Mostly for internal and partner cloud Magnolia usage.
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Community Edition | |||
| This is the most basic Magnolia webapp. Use this as a basis for your custom webapp. | ||
| Complete Magnolia Community Edition webapp for community projects. | ||
| Community Edition webapp plus the travel demo for evaluation purposes. | ||
magnolia-community-demo-bundle |
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