What is the recommended way of deploying a Java EE application in IIS?

Asked Feb 03 '19 at 21:55

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I was given the task of deploying a Java EJB application in Windows Server 2012 with IIS 8.

The application was previously deployed to Glassfish 4 on Jelastic. After checking the requirements, I decided that Apache TomEE Plus version 7.1 would be a fit replacement. TomEE is essentially a Java Enterprise Edition version of Tomcat.

The problem is I can't figure out what is the canonical way to serve such an application with IIS.

The options I came across are these:

the ISAPI redirector ^{(2) (3)} (aka "jakarta"), part of Tomcat
the HttpPlatformHandler ⁽²⁾, by Microsoft
the Web Farm Framework _{(linked instructions are for Glassfish, but can be applied to Tomcat)}
Application Request Routing
a third party IIS to Tomcat Connector.

Which of these would be recommended for a production server?

I already tried the ISAPI redirector (related question: https://serverfault.com/q/952151/300053) and also the HttpPlatformHandler, which simply didn't work - all requests take forever to complete.

Thanks.

edited May 25 '20 at 08:56

Glorfindel

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asked Feb 03 '19 at 21:55

Marc.2377

Different perspectives of your team can lead to different choices. Microsoft would only support you if you use HttpPlatformHandler or ARR. – Lex Li Feb 04 '19 at 04:29
Why don't you just use TomEE on Jelastic and save yourself time? – Damien - Layershift Feb 04 '19 at 07:43
@Damien-Layershift I was hired by a hosting company to setup this specific application on their bare metal server. – Marc.2377 Feb 04 '19 at 13:16

What is the recommended way of deploying a Java EE application in IIS?

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