| h1. Installation |
| Before we can start working with Apache ServiceMix, we have to get it installed and running on our local machine first. |
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| h2. System requirements |
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| For running Apache ServiceMix itself, you'll need |
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| * Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6.x (Java 6) or |
| Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.7.x (Java 7) |
| * About 100 MB of free disk space for the default assembly |
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| If you're developing your own integration applications and OSGi bundles, you'll also need |
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| * Java Developer Kit (JDK) 1.6.x (Java 6) or |
| Java Developer Kit (JDK) 1.7.x (Java 7) |
| * Apache Maven 3.0.4 or higher |
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| h2. Downloading Apache ServiceMix |
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| Apache ServiceMix ${servicemix.version} is available under the Apache License v2 and can be downloaded from [http://servicemix.apache.org/downloads.html]. |
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| Depending on your operation system, you should download either the tar.gz or the zip file: |
| * {{tar.gz}} for Linux/Unix/MacOS X |
| * {{zip}} for Windows |
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| h2. Installing Apache ServiceMix |
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| Installing Apache ServiceMix is as simple as uncompressing the downloaded archive on your hard disk. For the rest of this guide, we'll refer to the this location as *{{<SERVICEMIX_HOME>}}*. |
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| h2. Starting Apache ServiceMix |
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| Depending on your platform, start Apache ServiceMix by following the instructions below. After starting the container, you will have access to the console from which you can manage the container. |
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| h3. On Windows |
| In a command prompt window, navigate to the directory where you extracted ServiceMix and run the {{bin\servicemix.bat}} file. |
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| Example: if ServiceMix in installed in the {{c:\tools\apache-servicemix-${servicemix.version}}} directory |
| {pygmentize:lang=bat} |
| > cd c:\tools\apache-servicemix-${servicemix.version} |
| > .\bin\servicemix |
| {pygmentize} |
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| !/quickstart/images/start-windows.png! |
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| h3. On Linux/Unix/MacOS X |
| On a command shell, navigate to the directory where you extracted ServiceMix and the {{bin/servicemix}} shell script |
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| Example: if ServiceMix is installed in the {{~/Applications/apache-servicemix-${servicemix.version}}} directory. |
| {pygmentize:lang=bash} |
| $ cd ~/Applications/apache-servicemix-${servicemix.version} |
| $ ./bin/servicemix |
| {pygmentize} |
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