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Installing Java Web Applications
You can install Java Web application packages in the Web archive format (WAR).
These Java applications are not distributed with Plesk, therefore you should obtain
them separately.
To install a Java Web application:
1 Go to Domains > domain name > Web Applications > Java Applications tab and
click Switch On.
This will start the Tomcat service, which provides an environment for Java code to
run in cooperation with a web server.
2 Click Install New Application.
3 Specify the path to an application package you wish to install (this
can be an application package in WAR format saved on your
computer‘s hard drive), or click Browse to navigate to it, then click OK.
Now the application is installed and the respective entry is added to the list of installed
Java applications (Domains > domain name > Web Applications > Java Applications).
To access the web interface of a Java Web application, do any of the following:
Go to Domains > domain name > Web Applications > Java Applications tab, and click a
respective hyperlink in the Path column.
Type the URL in your browser. For example: http://your-
domain.com:9080/storefront/.
To stop, start or restart a Java Web application:
1 Go to Domains > domain name > Web Applications > Java Applications tab. A
list of installed applications will open.
2 Locate an application on the list, and use the icons in the right part of
the list to perform the required operations:
To start an application, click the icon .
To stop an application, click the icon .
To restart an application, click the icon .
To uninstall a Java Web application:
1 Go to Domains > domain name > Web Applications > Java Applications tab.
2 Select a check box corresponding to the application that you no
longer need. Click Remove Selected, confirm the removal and click OK.
The application will be uninstalled and its databases removed from the server.
Installing Ruby Web Applications
You can install on your site custom Web applications developed in the Ruby
programming language.
