1.2. Application server

Constellation works on both Tomcat and Glassfish application servers. Indeed, its design does not require a specific platform, and try to be the more general it could.

The next step is to configure the application server to connect to the database in the application server. Constellation is able to retrieve information from two kind of sources : configuration file or JNDI resource. You can use either one of these methods indifferently, but the JNDI resource provides a better security than just writing connection parameters in a plain file. Moreover, in the case of Glassfish, it can be done directly in the administration interface, that's why it is recommanded to use the JNDI approach to handle these sensible data.

• 1.2.1. Configuration file
  • 1.2.1.1. PostGRID
  • 1.2.1.2. CSW
  • 1.2.1.3. SOS
  • 1.2.1.4 PostGIS
  • 1.2.1.5 Shapefiles
  • 1.2.1.6 SLD
  • 1.2.1.7 WMS Portrayal Service
  • 1.2.1.8 Mosaic
  • 1.2.1.9 Generic File
• 1.2.2. JNDI Resources