create.md

create

---

Create a Liberty server.

Additional Parameters

The following are the parameters supported by this goal in addition to the common server parameters and the common parameters.

If the server has already been created, the create-server goal will update the server configuration from source.

Parameter	Description	Required
template	Name of the template to use when creating a new server.	No
libertySettingsFolder	Path to directory containing liberty configuration files.	No
noPassword	If true, disable generation of default keystore password by specifying the --no-password option when creating a new server. This option was added in 18.0.0.3. The default value is false.	No

Example:

<plugin>
    <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
    <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <executions>
        ...
        <execution>
            <id>create-server</id>
            <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
            <goals>
                <goal>create</goal>
            </goals>
        </execution>
        ...
    </executions>
    <configuration>
       <installDirectory>/opt/ibm/wlp</installDirectory>
       <serverName>test</serverName>
    </configuration>
</plugin>