Multiple APEX listeners, one Application Server using Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS)

Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) gives us the capability us to deploy multiple versions of the APEX listeners to a single Glassfish instance.  This is great for centralizing resources on a single server in our non-production environments.  This short post will show you how quick and painless it is to setup.

Setting up 2 instances (apptest & appdev)

Using ords.2.0.8.163.10.40.zip

Set up 2 directories and unzip into both directories

for example:

• <some path>/apptest
• <some path>/appdev

Rename the ords.war files in both

for example:

• <some path>/apptest/ords_apptest.war
• <some path>/appdev/ords_appdev.war

Run the war config process on each war using your specific setup info for each app

• cd <some path>/apptest
• java -jar ords_apptest.war

note: we use app and date specific configurations file locations 

<some path>/apptest/ords_apptest_<today's date>_cfg

• cd <some path>/appdev
• java -jar ords_appdev.war

note: we use app and date specific configurations file locations 

<some path>/appdev/ords_appdev_<today's date>_cfg

Configure the "Listener Administrator" user with your specific setup info for each app

• cd <some path>/apptest
• java -jar ords_apptest.war user username "Listener Administrator"
• enter password
• confirm password

• cd <some path>/appdev
• java -jar ords_appdev.war user username "Listener Administrator"
• enter password
• confirm password

Configure images war files with 

• cd <some path>/apptest
• java -jar ords_apptest.war static --context-path /i_apptest <glassfish install path>/glassfish/domains/domain1/docroot/i_apptest

• cd <some path>/appdev
• java -jar ords_appdev.war static --context-path /i_appdev <glassfish install path>/glassfish/domains/domain1/docroot/i_appdev

Copy images from each APEX instance to glassfish as needed

• <glassfish install path>/glassfish/domains/domain1/docroot/i_apptest
• <glassfish install path>/glassfish/domains/domain1/docroot/i_appdev

Deploy war files to glassfish

• ords_apptest.war
• i_apptest.war
• ords_appdev.war
• i_appdev.war

Note: if you have already chosen /i/ as the images context during setup (instead of specifying /i_apptest/ or /i_appdev/), run the reset_image_prefix.sql in <apex installation folder>/utilities and specify the correct context for your image files. This might take some time to finish so be patient.

Conclusion

There you have it, a down and dirty, quick and easy setup of multiple listeners for your different APEX installations on a single Glassfish install.