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A.2. Directory Structure of JBoss EAP 6

Summary

JBoss EAP 6 includes a simplified directory structure, compared to previous versions. This topic contains a listing of the directories, and a description of what each directory contains.

The following directories/files are shareable: appclient, bin, bundles, docs, jboss-modules.jar, modules, welcome-content. The domain and standalone directories are not shareable.
It is possible to use system property to use a $JBOSS_HOME directory and specify a different standalone or domain directory for multiple server instances to allow them to use the shareable directories, and specify a different directory for those which cannot be shared.
It also includes directory structures of the standalone/ and domain/ folders.

Table A.2. Top-level directories and files

Name Purpose
appclient/ Contains configuration details for the application client container.
bin/ Contains start-up scripts for JBoss EAP 6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows.
docs/ License files, schemas, and examples.
domain/ Configuration files, deployment content, and writable areas used when JBoss EAP 6 runs as a managed domain.
modules/ Modules which are dynamically loaded by JBoss EAP 6 when services request them.
standalone/ Configuration files, deployment content, and writable areas used when JBoss EAP 6 runs as a standalone server.
welcome-content/ Contains content used by the Welcome web application which is available on port 8080 of a default installation.
.installation/ Contains metadata for the patching mechanism. No modifications are required for the contents of this directory.
jboss-modules.jar
The bootstrapping mechanism which loads modules.
JBossEULA.txt
Contains license agreement details.
LICENSE.txt
Contains license details.
version.txt
Contains version details.

Note

$JBOSS_HOME/domain cannot be shared among two host controllers nor between a domain controller and host controller.

Table A.3. Directories within the domain/ directory

Name Purpose
configuration/ Configuration files for the managed domain. These files are modified by the Management Console and Management CLI, and are not meant to be edited directly.
data/ Information about deployed services. Services are deployed using the Management Console and Management CLI, rather than by a deployment scanner. Therefore, do not place files in this directory manually.
log/ Contains the run-time log files for the host and process controllers which run on the local instance.
servers/ Contains the equivalent data/, log/, and tmp/ directories for each server instance in a domain, which contain similar data to the same directories within the top-level domain/ directory.
tmp/ Contains temporary data such as files pertaining to the shared-key mechanism used by the Management CLI to authenticate local users to the managed domain.

Note

In Standalone mode, the $JBOSS_HOME/standalone cannot be shared between two JBoss server instances.

Table A.4. Directories within the standalone/ directory

Name Purpose
configuration/ Configuration files for the standalone server. These files are modified by the Management Console and Management CLI, and are not meant to be edited directly.
data/ Information about deployed services. Services are deployed using the Management Console and Management CLI, rather than by a deployment scanner. Therefore, do not place files in this directory manually.
deployments/ Information about deployed services. The standalone server does include a deployment scanner, so you can place archives in this directory to be deployed. However, the recommended approach is to manage deployments using the Management Console or Management CLI.
lib/ External libraries which pertain to a standalone server mode. Empty by default.
log/ Contains the run-time log files for the host and process controllers which run on the local instance.
tmp/ Contains temporary data such as files pertaining to the shared-key mechanism used by the Management CLI to authenticate local users to the server.