OpenEJB QuickStart Guide

1Abstract

2Join the mailing list

3Get OpenEJB

4Run the test suite (optional)

5Deploy your ejb-jar

This document is a slightly verbose quickstart, if you are not interested in all the chat and simply want the bare minimum, we offer a Commands-Only Guide for Windows Users and a Commands-Only Guide for Linux/Unix/Mac OS X Users

The OpenEJB User list is where the general OpenEJB community goes to ask questions, make suggestions, chat with other users, and keep a finger on the pulse of the project.

Please feel free to ask as many questions as you need while becoming familiar with the project. We believe the perspective of those who are new the project is very valuable and we rely on your feedback to make the project easier to use and understand for everyone. If you have any suggestions on ways we can help those that are new to the project get up to speed more quickly, we are more than willing to listen.

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Download and unpack the latest release. Or, checkout the source from CVS and build it.

Now that you have download or built OpenEJB, it's a good to run the test suite and verify that everything is setup. Execute the following commands:

Windows:
C:\somewhere> cd c:\openejb
C:\openejb> openejb test

Unix/Linux/Mac OS X:
[user@host somewhere]# cd /openejb
[user@host openejb]# ./openejb.sh test

OpenEJB comes with a command-line tool to help guide you through deploying your jars in OpenEJB. The options are as follows:

Windows:
C:\openejb> openejb deploy yourEjb.jar

Unix/Linux/Mac OS X:
[user@host openejb]# ./openejb.sh deploy yourEjb.jar

If you don't have any EJBs or clients to run, try the ubiquitous Hello World example.