Prerequisite Tasks for Completing This Tutorial

To complete this tutorial, you need to complete the following tasks first:

See the software compatibility notice
Get the Jakarta EE 8 SDK
Install the NetBeans IDE distribution for Java EE
Add GlassFish Server as a server in NetBeans IDE

Software Compatibility Notice

This tutorial is compatible with the following software:

Software

Version

Java Development Kit (JDK)

8 update 144 (8u144) or greater

GlassFish Server

5.0 or greater

NetBeans IDE

8.2 or greater

Eclipse IDE

4.7.0 or greater

Get the Jakarta EE 8 SDK

To get the Jakarta EE 8 SDK, go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/jakartaee/downloads/. Download and install the SDK. The location where you install it is typically glassfish5 in your home directory, but you can change this.

The tutorial is installed in the docs/firstcup directory of your SDK installation.

Install the NetBeans IDE Distribution for Java EE

To get NetBeans IDE, go to https://netbeans.org/downloads/ and download the Java EE distribution. Install this distribution.

Add GlassFish Server as a Server in NetBeans IDE

Once you have all the necessary downloads, you must configure NetBeans IDE and get the latest tutorial updates.

To run this tutorial in NetBeans IDE, you must register your GlassFish Server installation as a NetBeans server instance. Follow these instructions to register the GlassFish Server in NetBeans IDE.

From the Tools menu, select Servers.
In the Servers dialog, click Add Server.
Under Choose Server, select GlassFish Server and click Next.
Under Server Location, browse to or enter the location of your GlassFish Server installation.
Click Next.
Under Domain Location, select the default domain, domain1.
Click Finish.