Which OS do you recommend for Glassfish?

Irene9001 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-02-11, 08:41

Hi

As I am creating Java EE base application I would like to hear your recommendation for OS. One more thing, what would be you considered to be a decent dedicated server configuration for average sized Java EE web site running on Glassfish 3.0.1? I think 1 GB RAM would be sufficient?

paullopez · #2 (**permalink**) 02-02-11, 08:43

Well it all depends, I don't think 1 GB RAM enough to run GlassFish. You should also consider resource demand for your applications and website traffic. Even though, if you wan to run My-SQL or another database type on the similar, then. For the OS type I'd suggest choose one you are most comfortable with.

In my opinion, you should opt CentOS or Debian both will work fine. Just install the Sun JVM on your machine, that's it.

Irene9001 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-02-11, 08:45

Suppose I wan to use Open Solaris with GlassFish? As that is even another product of Sun, is there any advantage in terms of performance? I think Open Solaris would be the best solution for hosting java based applications.

paullopez · #4 (**permalink**) 02-02-11, 08:50

Then you should prefer the latest version of Solaris 10 Operating System, however, you can also choose FreeBSD 8.1. The latest release, which improves on functionality of FreeBSD 8.0 with several new features.