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Glassfish

Glassfish is an open source application server that implements Java EE specifications. It is developed by Oracle and the open source community to run Java applications and web services efficiently and securely.
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Glassfish: Open Source Application Server for Java EE

Glassfish is an open source application server that implements Java EE specifications, developed by Oracle and the open source community to run Java applications and web services efficiently and securely.

What is Glassfish?

Glassfish is an open source application server that implements Java EE specifications. It provides a runtime environment and services to deploy, run, and manage Java EE applications and web services.

Key features of Glassfish include:
- Implements latest Java EE technologies and APIs including Servlets, JSP, EJB, JMS, JAX-RS etc.
- Open source and community driven allowing customization and additions.
- High performance through efficient memory utilization and clustering support.
- Secure - provides authentication, authorization and transport level security.
- Easy administration through web based admin console.
- Supports clustering and high availability configurations for scaling.
- Works across platforms like Linux, Windows, Solaris etc.

Glassfish is developed by Oracle in open collaboration with developers and users. It aims to enable rapid development and deployment of scalable and robust Java EE applications at no cost. Its modular architecture also allows developers to only pick required services minimizing resource overhead.

Glassfish Features

Features

  1. Full implementation of Java EE
  2. High performance
  3. Easy clustering
  4. Integrated administration console
  5. Developer friendly

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Open source

Free to use

Wide platform support

High scalability

Good documentation and community support

Cons

Steep learning curve

Not as feature rich as proprietary options

Limited commercial support options

Official Links

Official Website
https://eclipse-ee4j.github.io/glassfish/

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