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This page is an attempt to organize and consolidate all the documentation for Apache Geronimo. There is a list of topics to be covered and the discussion about the content is being carried on the developers mailing list dev@geronimo.apache.org, for subscription information refer to the Mailing Lists at the Apache Geronimo Web site.

The following is a proposed table of contents to address as many topics as possible on Apache Geronimo. This structure should be the foundation for upcoming releases of Geronimo. This is a work in progress and collaboratively constructed through the Apache Geronimo community, your contributions to this documentation are welcome, this is a community effort.

1. Quick start - Apache Geronimo for the impatient
   • Getting the software
   • Start the server
   • Create and deploy a sample application
2. Apache Geronimo project overview
   • About Apache Software Foundation (ASF)
   • Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK)
3. Architecture
   • GBeans
   • Apache Geronimo kerneloverview
   • Naming
   • Tomcat
   • Jetty
   • Derby
   • Axis
   • TranQL
   • OpenEJB
   • MX4J
   • ActiveMQ
   • ApacheDS
   • ...
4. Installation
   • Supported platforms
   • Hardware and software prerequisites
   • Getting the source code
   • Build from the source
   • Installation
5. • GBeans overview
   • Specs Layout
   Samples for Apache Geronimo
6. Administration
   • Tools
     (start and stop services/servers, deployer.jar, etc)and commands
   • Geronimo Web Administration Console
   • Configure resources
   • Logging
   • Backup and recovery
   • Maintenance
7. Development
   • Eclipse tools
   • Simple servlet and JSP applications
   • Web applications
   • EJB applications
   • Security applications
   • Web services applications
   • Client applications
   • ...
8. • Administrative tasks
     • Administering the Apache Geronimo Server
     • Configuring Services
     • Configuring DB2 Datasource
     • Administering applications
     • Administering Security
   • Configuring Geronimo as a Windows Service
   • Running Geronimo as a non root user
9. Sample applications
10. Deployment
    • Deployer tool
    • Hot deployment
    Deployment
    • Deployer tool
    • Deployment plans
    • Deploying secure applicationsDeploying configurations/resources (Security)
11. Security
    • Security concepts
    • Concepts
    • Login into Geronimo
    • Geronimo and JAAS
    • JaasLoginService API Discussion
    • Component Configuration
    • Authorization - mapping J2EE roles to Principals
    • Security Definition Schema
    • Geronimo Login Config Schema
    • Deployment CookbookDeploying secure applications
    • Available login modules
      • Configure Geronimo Configuring LDAP using Jetty
    • Mapping J2EE Roles in M5 release
    • Configuring SSL
12. Integrating A Third Party JMS Provider
13. Migrating to Apache Geronimo
    • J2G Migration Tool
      • Using J2G
      • Building J2G from source
    • JBoss to Geronimo - Servlets and JSPs Migration
    • JBoss to Geronimo - JDBC Migration
    • JBoss to Geronimo - Security Migration
    • JBoss to Geronimo - JCA Migration
    • JBoss to Geronimo - Web Services Migration
    • JBoss to Geronimo - EJB-BMP Migration
    • JBoss to Geronimo - EJB-MDB Migration
    • JBoss to Geronimo - EJB-Session Beans Migration
    • JBoss to Geronimo - EJB-CMP Migration
    • JBoss to Geronimo - Hibernate Migration
14. Performance and high availability
    • ScalabilityRemote HTTPd Server
    • Clustering
15. Hints and Tips
16. • (Release independent)
17. Troubleshooting