WildFly is a free and open-source application server that is developed and maintained by the JBoss community. It is built on the Java platform and supports the deployment of Java-based applications, including web applications, enterprise applications, and microservices. WildFly is known for its high performance, scalability, and reliability, making it a popular choice for organizations of all sizes. It also provides a rich set of features, including support for the latest Java standards, integration with popular tools and frameworks, and a flexible and extensible architecture.
The book takes you through all the latest architectural and performance changes, covering in-depth details such as:
- Configuring a Jakarta EE 10 compliant application server with different stability levels
- Shaping your configuration in Standalone mode and Domain mode
- Delivering advanced and leak-proof Datasource configurations
- Provisioning custom Server distributions with the WildFly Glow tool.
- Using the Undertow Web server as front-end for mod_cluster and as Reverse Proxy Server
- Migrating your Web and Messaging legacy configurations to WildFly latest version
- Securing the application server with Elytron Framework
- Delivering HA and Fault-tolerant applications
- Configuring the Apache Artemis MQ Messaging system
- Running WildFly in a Container and on the cloud with OpenShift
- Configuring and using the eclipse Micro Profiles
...and much more, with improved Kindle readability !
Who this book is for:
This book is especially suited for Java system administrators that are going to manage the new release of the application server. Developers and application testers will be as well more productive after learning this book. Prior knowledge of the earlier version of the application server is not required, although that could make easier to understand some core concepts contained in this book.
The Author
Francesco Marchioni is a Red Hat Certified Instructor. Formerly, he has joined the JBoss community in early 2000 when the application server was a mere EJB container, running release 2.x.
He has worked on all the earlier versions of the JBoss application server, envisioning many successful software migrations and integrations from vendor platforms to open source products and vice versa. 5 years ago he has started an IT portal focused on JBoss products (http://www.mastertheboss.com) which is pleased to serve an average of 8000 daily visits.
He has authored the following titles:
- JBoss AS 5 Development, Packt Publishing (December 2009)
- JBoss AS 5 Performance Tuning, Packt Publishing (December 2010)
- JBoss AS 7 Configuration, Deployment, and Administration, Packt Publishing (December 2011)
- Infinispan Data Grid Platform, Packt Publishing (June 2012) co-authored with Manik Surtani (Infinispan Project lead)
- JBoss AS 7 Development, Packt Publishing (June 2013)
- Practical Enterprise Application Development (December 2022)
- WildFly Performance tuning (January 2021)
JBoss Application server is the most popular open-source Java application server, renamed as WildFly. This book covers all details on administration and management aspect of the latest release of the application server, focus primarily on the Command Line Interface tool of the application server. The book takes you through all of the latest architectural and performance changes covering in-depth details such as:
- How to achieve high availability of your Domain Configuration
- How to configure the newest subsystems (agroal, mp subsystems)
- Delivering advanced and leak-proof Datasource configurations
- Building up custom Server distributions.
- Using the Undertow Web server as front-end for mod_cluster and as Reverse Proxy Server
- Migrating your Web and Messaging legacy configurations to WildFly latest version
- Securing the application server with Elytron Framework
- Configuring the Apache Artemis MQ Messaging system
- Running WildFly as a Docker Container
- Configuring and using the eclipse Micro Profiles
...and much more, with improved Kindle readability !
Who this book is for:
This book is especially suited for Java system administrators that are going to manage the new release of the application server. Developers and application testers will be as well more productive after learning this book. Prior knowledge of the earlier version of the application server is not required, although that could make easier to understand some core concepts contained in this book.
The Author
Francesco Marchioni is a QA Engineer working at Red Hat since 2015. Formerly, he has joined the JBoss community in early 2000 when the application server was a mere EJB container, running release 2.x.
He has worked on all the earlier versions of the JBoss application server envisioning many successful software migrations and integrations from vendor platforms to open source products and vice versa. 5 years ago he has started an IT portal focused on JBoss products (http://www.mastertheboss.com) which is pleased to serve an average of 8000 daily visits.
He has authored the following titles:
-JBoss AS 5 Development, Packt Publishing (December 2009)
-JBoss AS 5 Performance Tuning, Packt Publishing (December 2010)
-JBoss AS 7 Configuration, Deployment, and Administration, Packt Publishing (December 2011)
-Infinispan Data Grid Platform, Packt Publishing (June 2012) co-authored with Manik Surtani (Infinispan Project lead)
-JBoss AS 7 Development, Packt Publishing (June 2013)
-Enterprise Application Server CookBook, ItBuzzPress (September 2013)
