GlassFish QuickStart for Mac OS X 10.11+

The Mac Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with GlassFish 4.X Server and Quick-Start with Java EE 7 on Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

The Oracle GlassFish 4 Setup on Mac OS X Require an Oracle JDK 7+ Installation (Best with a JDK 8.)

GlassFish App Server Benefits:

Java EE reference implementation: GlassFish is the Java EE reference implementation.

Supports the latest versions of the Java EE specification: GlassFish is the only Java EE application server in the market that supports the complete Java EE 7 specification.

1. Open a Command Line Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. Download Glassfish 4 JEE 7 App Server for Mac OS X:

   Get GlassFish 4+ Application Server

   GlassFish 4 App Server.

   Get the “Web Profile” or the “Full” Bundle.

3. To Extract Double-Click on Zip Archive
   Or from Command Line:

   cd $HOME/Downloads

   unzip glassfish*.zip

4. Relocating GlassFish 4 App Server

   System Wide Installation:

   sudo chown -R root:wheel glassfish4

   sudo mv glassfish4 /opt/

   Local Installation:

   mv glassfish4 $HOME

   Modify Correspondently also the Server Start/Stop Command…

5. How-to Install Required Oracle JDK 7+ on MacOS X:

   Install Oracle JDK 7+ for Mac

   Setup Oracle Jdk on Mac

6. Starting GlassFish 4 Default Domain

   sudo /opt/glassfish4/bin/asadmin start-domain

7. Access GlassFish 4 Admin Console on Browser

   http://localhost:4848

   

8. Stopping GlassFish 4 Default Domain

   sudo /opt/glassfish4/bin/asadmin stop-domain