Jetty Quick Start

The following provides quick instructions for downloading, installing, and running the binary version of Jetty 6. The table at the end of this page provides links to instructions for other versions of Jetty.

Prerequisites

Hardware:

• 6 MB of disk space for Jetty source, 24 MB for binaries, 26 MB for Hightide

Operating System:

• Any operating system that supports J2SE 1.4 or greater.

Environment

• J2SE 1.4 or greater

Download and Unpack

1. Download the latest Jetty from Eclipse or older versions from the codehaus. From the download site, select the version you want and follow the prompts to Save it on your system.
2. Unzip it into a directory of your choice. Now it is ready to start running.

Starting Jetty

To start Jetty open a command shell, go to your Jetty installation directory, and type:

java -jar start.jar

This starts Jetty running on port 8080.

Stopping Jetty

From the command shell where Jetty is running type: <ctrl-c>.

Testing Jetty

When Jetty starts it deploys a test web application on port 8080 (or whatever port you specified). To check if Jetty is running properly navigate to the test URL from a browser. For example:

Note: If you started Jetty on another host, substitute that host name for localhost. If you used a different port number you will also need to change 8080 to the correct number.

Setting Jetty's Port

To change Jetty's default port, edit $JETTY_HOME/etc/jetty.xml and change the port number in this line, then start Jetty:

<Set name="port"><SystemProperty name="jetty.port" default="8080"/></Set>

Alternatively you can set the port on the command line. Please see Configuring Jetty for more details.

Installation Instructions for Other Versions

To install and run the version you downloaded, locate your version in the table and follow the instructions: