Configure Resin in e-Builder

In this article, we will discuss about how to configure Resin server into our IDE Eclipse, and how to overcome some common errors when running project.

Configure Resin in e builder
Create new Server for our project
Deploy WAR file with Resin
Errors with Resin when running project

Configure Resin in e Builder

Download Resin

We can go to the download website of resin http://caucho.com/products/resin/download.

Download the lastest version of Resin.

And we will unzip this Resin file into our folder.
Add Resin server into eclipse.
- Open Window\Preferences, we have Preference dialog. Then, select Server tab, choose option Runtime Environments:
- In Preference dialog, select Add button. Open New Server Runtime Environment.
  
  If you see anything that do not look like the above image, you still select the option in Resin folder. And click Next button.
  
  Then, we have to choose JRE version and click Download and Install button to install Resin driver for our eclipse.
  
  We can wait for approximately 5 minutes to finish this task. After done, it will restart our eclipse.
  
  Finally, when eclipse appear again, the New Server Runtime Development looks like the above image.
  
  Then, click Next button.
  
  In this dialog, we should fill the home path of Resin into the textbox - Resin Home.
  
  Click Finish button or Next button.
- A result will be looked like:

Create new Server for our project

In order to run our project, first of all, we need to add new server such as Resin, Tomcat, Glassfish.

Right click on our project in Project Explorer. Select New item, then, choose Other item.
Go to the New dialog. Select Server folder, choose Server. Click Next button.
Go to the New Server dialog. Choose Resin and Resin 4.0.
Click Next button.

In this dialog, we can repair some information about server such as Port, username, password, …
Click Next button.
Click Finish button.

Deploy WAR file with Resin

In eclipse or e Builder IDE, we have to make an WAR file that is created by IM Juggling.

In case of Windows:

Open Command Prompt.

Type commands

  cd <%RESIN_HOME%>
  resin deploy WAR_FILE_PATH

In case of Linux:

# <%RESIN_HOME%>/bin/resinctl deploy any directory path/war file name

Errors with Resin when running project

javac compiler is not available in Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_181-b13. Check that you are using the JDK, not the JRE.
- Reason: Because in our project, we are choosing default Installed JREs is JRE 1.81. So, Eclipse or E-builder do not find javac compiler.
- Solution: Change the path of Installed JREs to JDK 1.81.
  - Step 1: Open Windows –> Preferences. Then select Add button.
  - Step 2: Select Add button, we have:
  - Step 3: Select Next button, we have:
    
    In this dialog, we type the path for JRE home is the path of JDK. Because in JDK folder, we have JRE.
    
    Click Finish button.
  - Step 4: Check to option that has JDK.
    
    Click Apply button –> OK button.
Note: In order to use e Builder property, we need to configure JDK and JRE that is allowed with this link