Running different apps on different ports or 1 app per port

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Hello,
We have a Websphere Application Server Community Edition (build 2.1.1.3-20090807) installed in our local office. I would like to know the possibility of installing 1 app per port in the same instance of websphere. A client of ours have a similar setup (where they have configured app1 in port 1, app2 in port 2 etc...). The application we deliver will go in a similar configuration, for example as app3 in port3.

I have not done that specific configuration myself and sticked with the basic configuration of deploying it in the HTTP port 8080, thereby accessible by typing 127.0.0.1/app3. What do I need to do to enable a configuration where I would say 127.0.0.1:port3 and it would take me to /"app3/". I hope I am clear with my question. Please let me know how it is done, as I could not find answers searching for it on the internet and websphere installation documents.

Thanks,
Karthik

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Posted By: ceeeyem at Dec 20 2009 5:31PM

All the requests on a application servers are served either on http or https. I am not sure how you can set multiple http or https ports for a single application server.

Are they using a different instance of application server for each application ? BTW that's not a good idea unless if they have any business need.

Anant

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Posted By: infyniti at Dec 20 2009 11:54PM

Hello Anant,
Thanks for your reply. They follow this approach to deploy their applications. For example, their admin app, user-management app, etc...Also, they do not use different app server instances for different apps. Here is a link to the Apache Geronimo (Websphere CE is an IBM supported for Apache Geronimo) website that talk about a similar setup.

cwiki.apache.org/GMOxDOC21/app-per-port-...

As you can see, this page is half-cooked and does not provide you much information. I understand your point of view that apps are delivered through http:// or https://, but I am made to think that I am missing something with this 1-app-per-port configuration.

Thanks again for your help.
-Karthik.

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Posted By: ceeeyem at Dec 21 2009 2:01AM

If I understand your question your properly. This can be done through virtual host configurations.

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Posted By: naresh at Dec 21 2009 8:04AM

check the sample from geronimo svn

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svn.apache.org/repos/asf/geronimo/sample...

Forrest

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Posted By: forrestxm at Dec 22 2009 2:09PM