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Eclipse Starter for Jakarta EE

Generates code to help get started with Jakarta EE projects using Maven

Welcome to the official Eclipse Foundation Starter for Jakarta EE. The starter uses a Maven Archetype to generate sample code to get you going quickly with simple Jakarta EE microservices projects.


Generate a Jakarta EE Project

Select the options for the project and click generate. You will then be prompted to download a zip file that contains the project. Unzip the file and follow the README.md in the unzipped directory.

This interface ensures a valid combination of options every time you make a selection. It automatically disables any option which would result in invalid input. It enables options that are valid for a given selection. Some examples are provided below for each option.

Jakarta EE 10 requires Java SE above 8.
Core Profile only available for Jakarta EE 10 and later.
Java SE 11 requires Jakarta EE below 11.
GlassFish requires Web Profile or the Jakarta EE Platform, WildFly and Payara require Jakarta EE 8 or 10, TomEE requires Web Profile.
Docker support requires a runtime, GlassFish offers limited Docker support.

The official Jakarta EE Starter is hosted on Azure App Service JBoss EAP. It is powered by Jakarta EE, Jakarta Faces and PrimeFaces.