Getting Started

The best way to learn Fabric3 is to download and install the tutorials. The tutorials build will download and assemble a set of fully functional Fabric3 servers.

A Note on the Distributions

Fabric3 can be deployed as a standalone server, hosted on Tomcat, or embedded in a web archive (WAR) for deployment to a servlet container or Java EE application server.

Fabric3 is a highly modular runtime. Distributions contain only the core capabilities needed to run a single-VM or distributed service fabric. In most cases, you will need to install extension profiles for additional capabilities.

Fabric3 distributes a Maven plugin that embeds Fabric3 in web archives (WARs).

Fabric3 v1.4

Released January 11, 2010

Distribution

ZIP

TAR

Signatures
Fabric3 Server
Tomcat Server*
Admin Tool

Tutorials
* Requires Tomcat 6

Once you have downloaded a distribution, you may need to install one or more profiles depending on your application requirements.

Profile

Description

ZIP

Signatures
Web Support for deploying web applications
JPA/Hibernate JPA, Hibernate, and transaction support
JMS JMS and transaction support based on ActiveMQ
Web Services Support for web services
REST/JAX-RS Support for REST and POX
Net Support for Asynchronous TCP and HTTP
FTP Support FTP-based integration


Nightly Builds

Nightly Builds can be accessed here. Note these builds have not been tested and may be unstable.