Apache TomEE is a lightweight, yet powerful, JakartaEE Application server with feature rich tooling.
It is the Java Enterprise Edition of Apache Tomcat (Tomcat + JakartaEE = TomEE) and currently is a JakartaEE (formerly JavaEE) and Microprofile compliant application server.
The application server is completely open source and created with community efforts for the public good. Collaborative consensus and peer review according to the Apache Foundation guidelines are used to guarantee the highest quality standards.
Official website: https://tomee.apache.org
You can use TomEE to deploy Jakarta EE, Microprofile and Java EE compliant applications.
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Apache TomEE is distributed 5 different flavors, you can check the comparison table and then proceed to download the distribution for your use case.
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Documentation and examples are available in the official website.
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The dozens of application included in the examples/ folder of the project.
TomEE is open source and you can help in its creation.
Apache TomEE is built with Apache Maven >= 3.9.x and Java 17. The Contribute to TomEE section from the official website for a complete Git, Github, Build, Test, and Continuous Integration details.
If you only like to compile all classes and package up TomEE without running tests then you can use the following build options
mvn -Pquick -Dsurefire.useFile=false -DdisableXmlReport=true -DuniqueVersion=false -ff -Dassemble -DskipTests -DfailIfNoTests=false clean install
This will run all the tests. We have thousands of tests and you should go out to grab a bite in the meantime.
mvn clean install
If you intend building in environments where multicast is not allowed then build with:
mvn clean install -DskipMulticastTests=true
Full build that execute arquillian test on all TomEE distributions:
mvn clean install -Pall-adapters
This will only build a module and the modules using it as a dependency.
To build just TomEE distribution execute:
mvn clean install -pl tomee/apache-tomee -am -Dmaven.test.skip=true
TomEE zip/tar.gz will be in tomee/apache-tomee/target
To build TomEE Embedded to be able to develop with its maven plugin execute:
mvn clean install -pl maven/tomee-embedded-maven-plugin -am -Dmaven.test.skip=true
There is also a docker-compose.yml available to build TomEE with several profiles. For a quick build without tests, you can run
docker compose --profile build-quick up
on the project root. There are additional profiles available, e.g. for attaching with a debugger or running a full build.
The community section from the official website offers details on how you can join the mailing lists, file tickets, fix bugs and start to contribute to the project.
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