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Quick start - Apache Geronimo for the impatient

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Getting Geronimo

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Download Geronimo from [Geronimo Downloads|http://geronimo.apache.org/downloads.html]

Geronimo 2.1 is available in three assembly configurations:
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* Framework : Geronimo kernel core functionality
* Minimal : Web Container, Transaction, and Connector capabilities
* Java EE 5 : full Java EE 5 functionality
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Minimal and Java EE 5 assemblies are provided with Jetty or Tomcat Web Containers. You can find more information about the Jetty project [here|http://www.mortbay.org/]. More information on the Tomcat project is available [here|http://tomcat.apache.org/]. Both are excellent Web Containers that are compliant with the Servlet 2.5 and JSP 2.1 specifications. Your choice may be driven by your past experience and particular functionality requirements.

The remainder of these instructions assume you have chosen the Java EE 5 server with Jetty.

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