Starting NexJ Server on Linux

You can start NexJ Server using a shell file. Starting NexJ Server runs NexJ applications that are deployed on the server.

To start NexJ Server on Linux:

Open a terminal and run the modeld.sh from the SERVER_HOME\bin directory.

The modeld.sh file accepts the following options:

modeld.sh -i [-dm] [-X] [-D] [NexJ Server options]

Note: NexJ Server options require a space between the option and option value. JVM options do not require a space. Additionaly, values that contain a space must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Where the following options are supported:

-d number: Enables remote debugging on the specified port number, for example, -d 7777.
-m number: Sets the heap size, for example, -m 1024M or -m 1G.
-Xargument: Specifies additional JVM options that can be passed to the JVM to overwrite batch file defaults. For example, use -Xss4096k to change the default thread stack size.
-Dproperty: Specifies properties to pass through to the application. For example, use -Dnexj.ajp.port=8509 to set the AJP Port to 8509.

The start command accepts the following NexJ Server options.

-c url: Path to the node configuration file, for example, -c SERVER_HOME/modeld.conf.
-n name: Node name, for example, –n node1.
-o number: Port offset number, for example, –o 100.
-l dir: Path to the log file directory, for example, –l SERVER_HOME/log.
-C url: Path to the environment file, for example, -C SERVER_HOME/workspace/env/envFile.environment.
-P url: Path to the environment properties file, for example, -P SERVER_HOME/workspace/propertiesFile.properties. If you want to issue the -P command, ensure that an environment file exists and has been specified using the -C command.
-M url: Path to the metadata directory, for example, -M SERVER_HOME/workspace/meta.

Note: You can also use the following command to view NexJ Server options.

./modeld.sh -?

You have started NexJ Server.

To shut down the server, press CTRL + C in the command line.