Java Web Start Guide

Overview of Java Web Start Technology

• Introduction to Java Web Start
• Benefits of Java Web Start
• Security Considerations
• Where to Find Java Web Start
• Using Java Web Start
  • Launching from a Web Browser
  • Launching from Desktop Icons and the Start Menu (Microsoft Windows and Linux Running GNOME 2.0+)
  • Using Java Web Start Software Behind a Proxy Server or Firewall

Setting Up the Web Server

• Installing the Java Web Start Protocol Handler
  • Installing the Protocol Handler for Chrome
  • Installing the Protocol Handler in Firefox

Application Development Considerations

• Introduction to Web Deployment
• Retrieving Resources from JAR Files
• Accessing the Client Using JNLP API
• Security and Code Signing
• Signing JAR Files with a Test Certificate
• How to Encode JNLP Files
• Dynamic Download of HTTPS Certificates

JnlpDownloadServlet Guide

• Introduction
  • Features
  • Baseline Example
  • Other Examples
• Using JnlpDownloadServlet
• Substitutions
  • Time Stamp
  • Other Examples
  • Codebase and Other Values
• Version, Extension, and Platform Requests
  • File Naming Convention
  • XML Version File
• Incremental Updates with JARDiff
• Faster Downloads with Pack200
• Other Features
  • Logging
  • MIME Types
• Building JnlpDownloadServlet
• References
  • More Information About ISO 8601 Time Stamps
  • Specification of the XML Version File

Migrating Java Applets to Java Web Start and JNLP

• Migrating an Existing Java Applet
• Rewriting a Java Applet as a Java Web Start Application
• Special Considerations

JNLP File Syntax

• Introduction
• Examples of a JNLP File
  • Basic JNLP File
  • JNLP File with Application Customizations
• JNLP Elements
  • jnlp Element
  • information Element
  • security Element
  • update Element
  • resources Element
  • application-desc Element
  • applet-desc Element
  • component-desc Element
  • installer-desc Element

JNLP API Examples

• Introduction
• Using the BasicService Service
• Using the ClipboardService Service
• Using the DownloadService Service
• Using the DownloadService2 Service
• Implementing the DownloadServiceListener Service
• Using the FileOpenService Service
• Using the FileSaveService Service
• Using the IntegrationService Service
• Using the PrintService Service
• Using the PersistenceService Service
• Using FileContents
• Using a JNLPRandomAccessFile
• Using the SingleInstanceService Service
• Using the ExtendedService Service

The javaws Command Line Interface

• Solaris, Linux, and macOS
• Windows

JNLP API (JavaDoc)

Java Web Start Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)