WSO2 Carbon - Installation Guide [ Documentation Index ]
This installation guide provides information on,
This document provides information on the distribution packages available in WSO2 Carbon - the binary distribution and the source distribution for more advanced users.
The following distribution packages are available for download.
1. Binary Distribution : Includes binary files for both MS Windows and Linux operating systems, compressed into a single a zip file. Recommended for normal users.
2. Source Distribution : Includes the source code for both MS Windows and Linux operating systems, compressed into a single zip file which can be used to build the binary files. Recommended for more advanced users.
Java SEDevelopment Kit | 1.6.x (For instructions on setting up the JDK on different operating
systems, visit http://java.sun.com)
To build WSO2 Carbon from the Source distribution, it is necessary that you have JDK 1.6.x version and Maven 2.1.0 or later |
Apache Maven- To build Carbon from Source | To build the WSO2 Carbon from its source distribution, you will need Maven 2.1.0 or later |
Memory | No minimum requirement - A heap size of 256~512MB is generally sufficient to process typical SOAP messages. Requirements may vary with larger message size and on the number of messages processed concurrently |
Disk | No minimum requirement. The installation will require ~125 MB excluding space allocated for log files and Databases. |
Operating System | Linux, Solaris, MS Windows - XP/ Vista. |
The following steps will guide you to install WSO2 Carbon binary distribution on Unix/Linux systems.
The following steps will guide you to the WSO2 Carbon binary distribution on the MS Windows operating system.
Java SE Development Kit | 1.6.x (For instructions on setting up the JDK in different operating systems, visit http://java.sun.com) |
Apache Maven- To build Carbon from Source | To build the WSO2 Carbon from its source distribution, you will need Maven 2.1.0 or later |
Operating System | Linux, Solaris, MS Windows - XP/ Vista |
Maven:
The WSO2 Carbon build is based on Apache Maven 2. Hence, it is a prerequisite to have Maven (version 2.1.0 or later) and JDK (version 1.6.x) installed in order to build WSO2 Carbon from the source distribution. Extensive instructions on using Maven 2 are available on the Maven website.
Please refer to the Maven Getting Started Guide for more information on Maven
Once Maven is properly installed, you can start building the WSO2 Carbon.
This will create the complete release artifacts including the binary and source distributions in the modules/distribution/target/ directory which can be installed using the above instructions.
Note: The first time you run Maven it will automatically download the dependent .jar files. Therefore, the first run will take more time.