Java appserver to be iniated in Java application

Question

I'm looking for an Java based Application server which should be controllable within an Java application. I want to be able to start/stop the server within the application.

So far most App servers I looked at Glassfish, JBoss, are all controlled from the OS instead of being able to integrate into an existing Java Application.

Answer 1

Get a look at Winstone or Jetty, they are easy to embed in an application:

• http://winstone.sourceforge.net
• http://wiki.eclipse.org/Jetty/Tutorial/Embedding_Jetty