Ansible is an innovative IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs. In this updated article we will learn how to provision and update a WildFly 32 application server distribution using playbooks.
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How to start WildFly with a custom Banner
WildFly 32 introduces as an experimental feature, the possibility to print a Banner when the application server is starting up. In this article, we will learn how to customize the banner and how to use a simple Ansible playbook to install a custom banner on every server in your inventory.
Configuring a Caching Realm with Elytron
This tutorial guides you through configuring a caching realm in Elytron to improve authentication performance for your WildFly applications. By caching user credentials retrieved from a separate security realm (e.g., LDAP), you can significantly reduce the load on your identity store and enhance application responsiveness.
Secure WildFly applications with OpenID Connect
WildFly 25 enables you to secure deployments using OpenID Connect (OIDC) without installing a Keycloak client adapter. This tutorial will show a proof of concept example of it.
How to debug Quarkus applications
In this article, we will learn how to debug a Quarkus application using two popular Development Environments such as IntelliJ Idea and VS Studio. We’ll explore how these IDEs can empower you to effectively identify, understand, and resolve issues within your Quarkus projects.
How to configure Keycloak Log Level
In this brief tutorial, we will explore how to configure the log level for a Keycloak distribution powered by Quarkus. We’ll walk through the process of applying this change persistently or as a startup option, providing administrators with flexibility in managing logging settings.
Speed your migration to JBoss EAP 8 with Windup
Windup is a set of tools that support the migration and modernization of Java applications by producing detailed code analysis, effort estimation and migration steps. In this article, we will show how to produce a migration report for a JBoss EAP 7 application that we want to move to JBoss EAP 8.
A Beginner’s Guide to Ansible Ad Hoc Commands
Ansible is a powerful automation tool that allows you to manage and configure your infrastructure through code. One of its most convenient features is the ability to run ad hoc commands, which are one-off commands executed against your managed hosts without the need for writing a full playbook. In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to run ad hoc commands in Ansible and leverage their flexibility for various tasks.
Simplifying migration to Jakarta EE with tools
In this article we will learn some of the available tools or plugins you can use to migrate your legacy Java EE/Jakarta EE 8 applications to the newer Jakarta EE environment. We will also discuss the common challenges that you can solve by using tools rather than performing a manual migration of your projects.
Hibernate finds a new Home at Commonhaus Foundation
For the past two decades, Hibernate, a cornerstone of Java data persistence, has thrived under the stewardship of JBoss and Red Hat. Today, the project announces a significant shift: its move to the Commonhaus Foundation, a neutral ground for open-source projects.