STEP 6: Add Liferay (Tomcat) to NetBeans

These are instructions to add the Liferay portal server (running on Tomcat) to NetBeans.

Create New Server

In NetBeans...

Tools | Servers | Add Server

• Server: Liferay Portal Server 5.1.x/5.2.x
• Name: Liferay 5.2.3 (Tomcat 6.0.18)

Next

• Server Type: Tomcat 6.x
• Catalina Home: /usr/local/liferay-portal-5.2.3/tomcat-6.0.18
• Catalina Base: /usr/local/liferay-portal-5.2.3/tomcat-6.0.18
• Java Home: JDK 1.6 (Default)(/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun)
• Http Port: 8080
• Debug Port: 11589

Next

• Portal Context: /
• Portal Deploy Dir: /usr/local/liferay-portal-5.2.3/tomcat-6.0.18/webapps/ROOT
• Checked: Directory Deployment Enabled
• Un-Checked: Run in Developer Mode

Finish

• Auto Deploy Dir: /usr/local/liferay-portal-5.2.3/deploy

Apply | Close


Test

In NetBeans...

Close the Start page if it is open.

Services (tab) | Servers | Liferay 5.2.3 (Tomcat 6.0.18) | Start

In a web browser, go to...

http://localhost:8080/web/guest

In NetBeans...

In the Output panel, click the Stop Server icon.