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Trail: Servlets
Lesson: The servletrunner Utility

## Starting the Server (JSDK2.1)

> Like the `servletrunner` utility from the JSDK2.0, the server included with the JSDK2.1 is a small, multithreaded process that can run one or more servlets.

> Unlike some web servers, the JSDK server does not automatically reload updated servlets. However you can stop and restart the server with very little overhead to run a new version of a servlet.

> This section shows you how to,

> - Prepare to start the JSDK server
> - Start the JSDK server
> - Stop the JSDK server

> ## Preparing to Start the JSDK Server

> Before you run the JSDK server, you must have a compliant JDK:

> - On Sparc Solaris 2.6, the JSDK has been tested with JDK 1.1.7 & Java2 SDK 1.2
> - On Windows98/NT, the JSDK has been tested with JDK 1.1.7 & Java2 SDK 1.2

> It is also possible for you to configure various properties of the JSDK server before you start it. These properties include the server's port, which defaults to `8080`, the hostname of the server, which defaults to `localhost`, and the document root, which defaults to the `webpages` subdirectory of the JSDK installation. To see or update these configuration values, edit the `default.cfg` file in the JSDK installation directory.

> Finally, note that the servlets directory is located at:

>         doc_root/WEB-INF/servlets

> ## Starting the JSDK Server

> To start the server, use the Unix-based Korn-shell script or the Windows-based batch file that the JSDK provides in the installation directory of the JSDK.

> The following command starts the server on Unix:

>          % startserver

> And the following command starts the server on Windows:

>          C:\jsdk\> startserver

> Once the JSDK server is executing, you can use it to test your servlets.

> ## Starting the JSDK Server

> To stop the server, the JSDK provides shut-down commands in the same directory as the start-up commands (the installation directory of the JSDK).

> The following command stops the server on Unix:

>          % stopserver

> And the following command stops the server on Windows:

>          C:\jsdk\> stopserver

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