[Solved] How to deploy webswing applications on helionet tomcat server

[luqman]

As the title suggests, how do I deploy webswing applications on helionet tomcat server which I have enabled for my (tommy) account, given the fact that webswing requires us to add few lines to the catalina.properties file, for with I have no access. 

Edited November 3, 2018 by luqman

[wolstech]

Krydos would know whether this can be supported or not. Let's have him take a look.

 

I suspect it's not going to work though considering webswing's site suggests it runs its own server process.

[Krydos]

According to https://webswing.org/docs/version-2.5/install/install/ you need to install at least 5 packages as root, and instead of running through tomcat it's actually an executable that runs through java. None of that is going to work on a shared webserver. You'll need a vps to use webswing. Luckily for you we have recently begun selling vps if you're interested https://www.heliohost.org/vps/

[luqman]

According to https://webswing.org/docs/version-2.5/install/install/ you need to install at least 5 packages as root, and instead of running through tomcat it's actually an executable that runs through java. None of that is going to work on a shared webserver. You'll need a vps to use webswing. Luckily for you we have recently begun selling vps if you're interested https://www.heliohost.org/vps/

 

Actually, I have done a mini project (titled student semester management system) for my semester in java swings with mysql as the backend (hosted on a different free hosting site), and in hope that more students and faculties benefit from this project, I had intended to use webswing to make it available on the Internet by means of this platform.

Hence I'm not keen to pay for a VPS, for such a small endeavor.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

PS: Did you check this: https://webswing.org/docs/version-2.5/install/tomcat/

[Krydos]

No, I hadn't seen that. I guess I only clicked your first link. It may work then. What happens when you deploy webswing-server.war?

[luqman]

No, I hadn't seen that. I guess I only clicked your first link. It may work then. What happens when you deploy webswing-server.war?

Thank you for your dedication.

I get an http status 500 error, containing: "Invalid system property webswing.warLocation: Path not specified".

(The link is: http://ssms.heliohost.org/webswing-server/)

I think this has to do with the addition to the catalina file that is supposed to be made.

 

Edit: 

 

now I get an http status 500 error, containing: "Invalid system property webswing.configFile: File /tmp/hsperfdata_nobody/webswing.config or /tmp/hsperfdata_nobody/webswing.config not found." 

 

So i tried creating "/home1/luqman/tmp/hsperfdata_nobody/" path containing the webswing.config file, but the same error persists. 

Edited November 4, 2018 by luqman

[Krydos]

One of the rules we have regarding java is they have to be contained and not affect other users on the server. Unfortunately this webswing thing doesn't play nice in a multiuser environment. Like I was saying you'll need to figure something else out, or install this on a vps.