Yes, GlassFish Server can do this.
A couple of points:
* Zip up the install and unzip on another host. Just don't put anything host-specific in your configuration (like HTTP listener IP addresses). There are obviously a more steps if the install is clustered vs a standalone instance.
* Derby is OK for development, but not recommended for any serious production use. Try MySQL or Oracle DB (I work for Oracle ;-) ).
We are also building PaaS features into GlassFish Server 4.0 that will facilitate management in hosted environment. GlassFish Server is used in hosted environments today, so there is no reason to wait :-)
On Feb 13, 2012, at 10:34 AM, forums_at_java.net wrote:
> I am totally new to the GlassFish project, but reading it makes me believe
> this is a solution I want to head towards for a project that will be coming
> up. The projects ilfe will change over time, but here is the ideal
> functionality of the technology I am looking for. Ideally, this application
> will be a nice clean folder that can be dropped onto any machine and
> function. The application will hold a fair amount of data, perform
> calcuations to draw graphs, display maps, and information about points on a
> map. The goal in development is that one day this may turn into a hosted
> solution for groups of users, right now, this needs to be an easy package
> that is just dropped on a desktop. Reviewing, and I don't know well enough to
> know if this works, I will keep reading, but I am hoping for a quick answer
> or suggestion. Here's the thoughts, using GlassFish, Derby, building Web
> pages, etc.
>
> Thoughts? Is GlassFish the way to go?
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