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4.2. Standard Server Profiles

The JBoss Enterprise Application Platform ships with six server profiles. You can choose which configuration to start by passing the -c parameter to the server startup script. For instance, the run.sh -c all command starts the server in the all profile.
Each profile is contained in a directory named install_directory/server/[profile name]/. You can look into each server profile's directory to see the services, applications, and libraries included in the profile.

Note

The exact contents of the server/[profile name] directory depends on the profile service implementation and is subject to change as the management layer and embedded server evolve.
all
Default profile loaded when run.sh is executed without the -c parameter. The profile provides clustering support and other enterprise extensions.
production
The production profile is based on the all profile and provides configuration optimized for production environments.
minimal
Starts the core server container without any of the enterprise services. Use the minimal profile as a base to build a customized version of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform that only contains the services you need.
default
The default profile is the mostly common used profile for application developers. It supports the standard Java EE 5.0 programming APIs (e.g., Annotations, JPA, and EJB3).

Note

The default profile is a misnomer; it is not loaded automatically if you do not specify a profile at start up. The all profile is loaded when you do not specify a profile at startup.
standard
The standard profile is the profile that has been tested for Java EE compliance. The major differences with the existing configurations is that call-by-value and deployment isolation are enabled by default, along with support for rmiiiop and juddi (taken from the all config).
web
The web profile is an experimental, lightweight configuration created around JBoss Web that will follow the developments of the Java EE 6 web profile. Except for the servlet/jsp container, it provides support for JTA/JCA and JPA. It also limits itself to allowing access to the server only through the http port. Please note that this configuration is not Java EE certified and will most likely change in the following releases.
The detailed services and APIs supported in each of those profiles will be discussed throughout.