Chessxpert

Server Setup Instructions (Linux server)

1. Download Oracle JDK
2. Upload .gz file to /usr/local/java and change to that directory
3. Type "sudo tar xvzf jdk-8u65-linux-x64.gz"
4. sudo vi /etc/profile
5. Update the following, replacing jdk1.8.0_65 with the version you downloaded:
   JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_65
   JRE_HOME=$JAVA_HOME/jre
   PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$JRE_HOME/bin
   export JAVA_HOME
   export JRE_HOME
   export PATH
6. Type “. /etc/profile”
7. Type the following, replacing jdk1.8.0_65 with the version you downloaded:
   sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java"
   "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_65/bin/java" 1
   sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac"
   "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_65/bin/javac" 1
   sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws"
   "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_65/bin/javaws" 1
   sudo update-alternatives --set java /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_65/bin/java
   sudo update-alternatives --set javac /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_65/bin/javac
   sudo update-alternatives --set javaws /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_65/bin/javaws
8. Type “sudo apt-get install tomcat7”
9. Type “sudo apt-get install tomcat7-docs tomcat7-admin tomcat7-examples”
10. Ensure that your server configuration has open ports for SSH, HTTP, and custom 8080 port for TomCat

How to update project on your server

1. Open project in eclipse
2. Export in the Web option as .WAR file
3. Use SCP to upload as root.
4. Move .WAR file to /var/lib/tomcat7/webapps

How to test project

Access http://yourdomain.com:8080/chess/MyServlet from inside your web browser.
For example, http://chessxpert.com:8080/chess/MyServlet