start.md

start

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Start a Liberty server in the background. The server instance will be automatically created if it does not exist.

Additional Parameters

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

The start goal will propagate changes from source to the server configuration.

Parameter	Description	Required
clean	Clean all cached information on server start up. The default value is false.	No
serverStartTimeout	Maximum time to wait (in seconds) to verify that the server has started. The default value is 30 seconds.	No
verifyTimeout	Maximum time to wait (in seconds) to verify that the applications have started. This timeout only has effect if the applications parameter is set. The default value is 30 seconds.	No
applications	A comma-separated list of application names to wait for during server start-up.	No
embedded	Whether the server is embedded in the Maven JVM. If not, the server will run as a separate process. The default value is false.	No

Example:

<plugin>
    <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
    <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <executions>
        ...
        <execution>
            <id>start-server</id>
            <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
            <goals>
                <goal>start</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
                <verifyTimeout>60</verifyTimeout>
                <configFile>${project.build.testOutputDirectory}/wlp/server.xml</configFile>
            </configuration>
        </execution>
        ...
    </executions>
    <configuration>
       <installDirectory>/opt/ibm/wlp</installDirectory>
       <serverName>test</serverName>
    </configuration>
</plugin>