Use the paths in this topic to deploy applications quickly and easily. This topic provides links that pinpoint the relevant information for reaching your goals quickly. It also describes the audience roles and tasks assumed by this documentation. The fast paths in this topic are intended to help you gain a little experience. The fast paths do not showcase the advanced product features that some users need or want to use in their production environments.
You can use the WebSphere® Application Server Express product on Linux® or Windows® operating systems to try out the product. It has a single application server and its Trial program code is available at no cost.
To solidify and expand your understanding, view the following table. It shows the user role and task assumptions by which this documentation is organized, for predictability. If you know what role or task you are performing, you can disregard (at least temporarily) documentation that is labeled for other roles or tasks. By their nature, role and task models are simplified compared to reality. Also, one person might perform many roles and tasks in the course of a day.
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![]() ![]() Installer |
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![]() ![]() Administrator |
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![]() Developer |
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![]() Security expert |
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![]() Troubleshooter |
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