Friday, January 9, 2009

Sun Web Server 7 on Debian Lenny

I recently built and deployed two more web servers using Debian Lenny and Sun Web Server 7. Although Debian is not specifically supported by Sun, the web server installs and runs flawlessly. With Java tightly integrated with the web server, deploying and maintaining Java applications is a breeze. This makes hosting web sites extremely simple even for the smallest companies. With the integrated WebDav and Java, the only thing you need besides the web server is a mail server. This makes maintenance and security tidier, and the learning curve is quite small compared to other web servers such as Apache and IIS. I have used all three and would hate to have to use anything else now. If you are curious, give it a try. It is free to download.

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