You can use the liberty:install-apps goal to copy one or more applications to a Liberty profile server.
The liberty:install-apps goal copies applications specified as Maven dependencies to the dropins/ directory of the Liberty profile server. Only the Maven dependencies in compile scope are copied to the server. The server must exist and must not be running. The liberty:install-apps goal can be combined with the liberty:package-server goal to create a Liberty profile server archive with pre-installed applications.
The following table describes parameters of the install-apps goal.
Parameter | Description | Required |
---|---|---|
serverHome | Directory location of the Liberty profile server installation. | Yes, only when assemblyArchive and assemblyArtifact parameters are not set. |
assemblyArchive | Location of the Liberty profile server compressed archive. The archive will be unpacked into a directory as specified by the installDirectory parameter. | Yes, only when serverHome and assemblyArtifact parameters are not set. |
assemblyArtifact | Maven artifact name of the Liberty profile server assembly. The assembly will be installed into a directory as specified by the installDirectory parameter. For more information on Liberty profile server Maven assemblies, see Liberty profile: Installation as a Maven artifact. | Yes, only when serverHome and assemblyArchive parameters are not set. |
installDirectory | Local installation directory location of the Liberty profile server when the server is installed using the assembly archive or artifact option. The default value is ${project.build.directory} /liberty. | No |
refresh | If true, re-install Liberty profile server into the local directory. This is only used when when the server is installed using the assembly archive or artifact option. The default value is false. | No |
serverName | Name of the Liberty profile server instance. The default value is defaultServer. | No |
<build>
...
<dependencies>
<!-- Application to install and package -->
<dependency>
<groupId>wasdev</groupId>
<artifactId>SimpleServlet</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<type>war</type>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
...
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.ibm.websphere.wlp.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<executions>
...
<execution>
<id>install-apps</id>
<phase>compile</phase>
<goals>
<goal>install-apps</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
...
<executions>
<configuration>
<serverHome>/opt/ibm/wlp</serverHome>
<serverName>test</serverName>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
...
</build>