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Overview

This article is organized as follows:

• #Overview
• #The Default Instance 'geronimo'
• #Creating A New Server Instance
• #Running An Instance

It is possible to run multiple instances of geronimo on the same machine. Currently multiple instances of geronimo share the following directories in <geronimo_home>, the directory where you installed Geronimo.

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1. Set the org.apache.geronimo.server.name system property to the instance name before you start the server. Use the syntax -Dorg.apache.geronimo.server.name=foo to name your instance foo. Add this to your GERONIMO_OPTS environment variable

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   set GERONIMO_OPTS=-Dorg.apache.geronimo.server.name=foo

2. Start the server using

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   <geronimo_home>/bin/startup

3. To shutdown this instance use the port number of RMI Naming port (default 1099)

   Code Block
   <geronimo_home>/bin/shutdown --port=<port_num>

4. To deploy applications to this instance use the port number of RMI Nmaing port

   Code Block
   <geronimo_home>/bin/deploy -port <port_num> deploy ......

The administration console Geronimo Administration Console can also be used for all these operations. Connect to an instance by using the right HTTP port (default 8080)

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