Plugins portlet

The Plugins portlet enables a user to dynamically install new features into the Geronimo server, create plugins out of existing configurations on the server, and create server assemblies consisting of some or all of the existing plugins in the server. By using the Install Geronimo Plugins section, you can search for plugins in a plugin repository or add new repositories for plugin searches. You can also download running configurations from another Geronimo server, just as if you're browsing and installing third-party plugins by using the repository URL http://remote-geronimo-server:8080/plugin/maven-repo/ and providing the administrator username and password.

In order to search for plugins, select the repository URL, and click on Show Plugins in selected repository. This will show all of the available plugins in that repository, as shown in the next screenshot:

A check mark in the Installable column for the plugin name indicates that the plugin is installable. You can click on the plugin name to view the details of the plugin. You can select one or more plugins, and click on Install to install the plugins. The portlet will show the status as the plugins are installing and display a confirmation message once completed.

The Create Geronimo Plugin section lets you create a new plugin out of an existing configuration on the server. Select the configuration to be exported as a plugin, and click on the Export Plugin button. On the next page, you can fill in various details, such as Download Repositories that need to be looked in for downloading Dependencies, a Description of the plugin, the Geronimo Versions on which the plugin can be installed, JVM versions, the dependencies of this plugin on other configurations or artifacts, Prerequisite configurations, and so on. The fields have detailed explanation on this page. After completing the fields, click on Save Plugin Data. On the next screen, click on the Export Plugin button to save the plugin to filesystem. The configuration will be saved as a configuration archive (CAR) file.