Smart deployment tools for Java

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I'm looking for a tool able to deploy partial webapps, not just deploying a war containing a whole new version of a webapp. The purpose is to permit automated deployment (for example, but not only, properties files) in a Mavenized environment. Any idea?

It's called [_exploded deployment._](http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=java+%22exploded+deployment%22) You deploy a folder instead of a [J|W|E]AR, which means you can update individual files in the folder instead of the whole archive. What container/app server are you using? — Matt Ball, Jan 30 '12 at 16:37
Interesting. I didn't know the expression. Do you know any tool to automate the process? — Alexis Dufrenoy, Jan 30 '12 at 16:49
http://blog.teamextension.com/hot-deployment-of-java-web-applications-in-eclipse-439 <-- This page explains using an exploded WAR through Eclipse and Tomcat — Bry6n, Jan 30 '12 at 17:23
Again, it would be helpful if you could tell us which specific Java technologies you're using. — Matt Ball, Jan 30 '12 at 19:45
+1 for linkedin Glu. You can rely on that And -1 for ControlTier. that is too much to integerate and to perform any function and personally i believe it's a bit more complicated. I left controlTier after using it for 1 month and now i am working on Linekdin Glu. Give it a shot — zedfauji, Dec 17 '13 at 10:05

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 22 '12 at 14:23

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http://liverebel.com - Take a look on LiveRebel. I think that is what you need.

answered Feb 22 '12 at 14:23

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As for exploded deployment, you can use LiveRebel CLI "upload" command (followed by "deploy" or "update") and direct it at a directory instead of a WAR/EAR file. LiveRebel will do an automatic diff and upload just the changed resources. http://manuals.zeroturnaround.com/liverebel/reference/cli.html – Neeme Praks Jun 10 '13 at 14:35
Also, LiveRebel can manage those properties files for you, see http://zeroturnaround.com/blog/liverebel-2-6-sneak-peek-environment-configuration-management/ for more details. – Neeme Praks Jun 10 '13 at 14:36
It seems LiveRebel is discontinued. – Alexis Dufrenoy Apr 10 '17 at 15:20

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 30 '12 at 18:57

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I have found some tools, too:

Glu, which is maintained by the LinkedIn team
ControlTier, which seems able to do that and much, much more
Chef, which is a Java framework if you want to write your own deployment tool (which is not my case, but could be interesting for somebody else)

answered Jan 30 '12 at 18:57

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Is there any document for converting the application(currently deployed using RPM) to glu? – Futuregeek Jun 28 '13 at 07:56
The new URL of Glu: http://pongasoft.github.io/ – Alexis Dufrenoy Dec 17 '13 at 13:17
ControlTier is a dormant project, now. You can find what's left of it here: https://github.com/gschueler/controltier-wiki – Alexis Dufrenoy Apr 10 '17 at 15:27

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 30 '12 at 17:24

I think you could use the maven wagon plugin to do this. Try the wagon:upload-single goal - I think it is what you are looking for, you just need to fill in the configuration blanks so to speak.

One gotcha to remember - you need to add the server configuration to your maven settings.xml file, which is pretty easy to do, just don't forget it.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 30 '12 at 18:04

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Kwatee (http://www.kwatee.net) can do both war or exploded deployments. It has a web user interface but you can automate it via python CLIs or a supplied ant task.

answered Jan 30 '12 at 18:04

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Smart deployment tools for Java

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