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| question = How do I access the Jetty mail lists? Where do I view the mailing list archives?
 
| answer = Links to the Jetty mailing lists and their archives can be found in the [http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/mailinglists.php Mailing Lists] page.
 
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| question = Is there public IRC access?
 
| answer = Yes, the Jetty IRC channel is '''#jetty''' and the server is '''irc.codehaus.org/6667'''.
 
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| question = Where do I read the Jetty blogs?
 
| answer = You can find us and our blogs at [http://blogs.webtide.com/ blogs.webtide.com].
 
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| question = How do I know I am using the correct Jetty web site for my particular needs? Should I be on codehaus or Eclipse and why?
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| question = Which Jetty web site should I use for my particular needs? Should I be on codehaus or Eclipse and why?
 
| answer = For downloading the latest Jetty and viewing the latest documentation you should be on [http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ Eclipse]. For old versions of Jetty, RPMs, Debs, Hightide, and old documentation use [http://jetty.codehaus.org/ codehaus]. For support see [http://www.webtide.com Webtide]. For more information on this topic see [http://www.eclipse.org/about/jetty About Jetty].
 
| answer = For downloading the latest Jetty and viewing the latest documentation you should be on [http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ Eclipse]. For old versions of Jetty, RPMs, Debs, Hightide, and old documentation use [http://jetty.codehaus.org/ codehaus]. For support see [http://www.webtide.com Webtide]. For more information on this topic see [http://www.eclipse.org/about/jetty About Jetty].
 
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| answer = No, while Jetty 7 has very much the same architecture as Jetty 6, there are packaging changes and other minor tweaks between the versions. Also, the Jetty 7 milestones are not as fully featured as Jetty 6 in terms of third party integrations being available by default with the distribution bundle. For porting instructions, see the next question.
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| answer = No, while Jetty 7 has very much the same architecture as Jetty 6, there are packaging changes and other minor tweaks between the versions. Also, the Jetty 7 milestones are not as fully featured as Jetty 6 in terms of third party integrations being available by default with the distribution bundle. Please see the [[Jetty/Getting_Started#Upgrades|Upgrades section of our Getting Started documentation]].
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| question = How do I port my application to Jetty [version]?
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| answer = We've written some handy guides to help you port your application from older versions of Jetty, or from other web servers. Please see the [[Jetty/Getting_Started#Upgrades|Upgrades section of our Getting Started documentation]], for a complete list.
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Revision as of 01:34, 27 July 2009



Communication

Question Mark.png How do I submit a question?

You can get some help from the Jetty community by posting a question to the jetty-users@eclipse.org mailing list. When posting, please be sure to include as a minimum the following information:
  1. Jetty version 1
  2. Browser version 2
  3. OS platform
  4. JVM version
  5. Command line

If your problem involves a complex webapp, please try and provide us with just a small webapp instead that also demonstrates the problem.

Debug logs, packet traces from tools such as ethereal or copies of the HTTP dialog as captured by tools such as Firefox "Live HTTP Headers" are always useful.

(1) If you are using a snapshot version, please look in your local maven repo for a maven-metadata-xxxx.xml file. The xxxx part is the name you have given the mortbay snapshot repo at http://jetty.mortbay.org/maven2/snapshot in your pom.xml. Report the snapshot number contained in it.

(2) Include this information if relevant to your problem.


Jetty Project History

Question Mark.png Why is it called Jetty?

Jetty was originally developed by Greg Wilkins of Mort Bay Consulting.

Mort Bay is at the heart of Balmain, Sydney NSW, Australia. A former working class suburb, now yuppieville in Sydney's close inner-west.

Greg was living by Mort Bay when the company was formed, hence the company name.

Jetty was originally called IssueTracker (its original application) and then MBServler (Mort Bay SERVLet servER). Neither of these were much liked, so Jetty was finally picked as:

  • it starts with a J
  • jetty:// looks a little like http://
  • there is a jetty in the Mort Bay logo.
  • there were no better suggestions.

Jetty Versions

Question Mark.png Which Jetty web site should I use for my particular needs? Should I be on codehaus or Eclipse and why?

For downloading the latest Jetty and viewing the latest documentation you should be on Eclipse. For old versions of Jetty, RPMs, Debs, Hightide, and old documentation use codehaus. For support see Webtide. For more information on this topic see About Jetty.


Question Mark.png How do I know which version of Jetty I am running?

Locate the start.jar in your distribution. Then use the "--version" flag: java -jar start.jar -- version


Question Mark.png Is Jetty 7 a drop in replacement for Jetty 6?

No, while Jetty 7 has very much the same architecture as Jetty 6, there are packaging changes and other minor tweaks between the versions. Also, the Jetty 7 milestones are not as fully featured as Jetty 6 in terms of third party integrations being available by default with the distribution bundle. Please see the Upgrades section of our Getting Started documentation.



Question Mark.png Are Maven 2 artifacts still available?

Yes, Jetty still supports our Maven based users to the same degree as previously. The location of artifacts has changed though.

Others

Question Mark.png Can you recommend some useful web developer tools?

Yes!

These tools have nothing to do specifically with Jetty; they're just a list of tools we find useful in developing and diagnosing misbehaving webapps:

Browsers and GUI Tools

Http Protocol Analysis

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