/payara/technical-documentation/payara-server-documentation/security-guide/ssl-certificate-management.html[SSL Certificate Management^]
Azul Payara Community
This is the documentation for Azul Payara Community, consisting of Azul Payara Server Community and Azul Payara Micro Community. Azul Payara Community is targeted for developers looking to play with the latest features and APIs during development before potentially moving to Azul Payara in production.
Azul Payara Community provides a frequent release cycle to drive faster innovation. Payara Server Community and Payara Micro Community are dedicated to rapid change and innovation, giving developers a place to play with the latest features of Azul Payara as soon as possible.
Azul Payara Editions
Azul Payara is available in 2 editions:
Azul Payara: Designed for mission-critical projects in production environments Azul Payara Community: Designed for development projects, or when innovation is higher priority than security and stability
Azul Payara Exclusive Features
The following features are supported by Azul Payara but are not included in Azul Payara Community:
| Feature | Enterprise Documentation References | Advantage | Business Benefit |
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Integrated SSL Certificate Management |
Create, install and manage SSL/TLS certificates without external tools, using asadmin commands or Admin Console |
Simplifies and makes it much less risky to perform tasks like renewing certificates, deleting expired certificates, etc. |
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Additional Built-in notifiers |
/payara/technical-documentation/payara-server-documentation/general-administration/extended-notification-service-details.html[Extended Notification Service Details^] |
Important for Operations to monitor how Azul Payara runtimes are doing |
Automated Operations are possible using 3rd party tools |
Are You Using Azul Payara for Mission Critical Production Environments?
Payara Server Enterprise is optimized for mission-critical production systems in any environment: on premise, in the cloud, or hybrid. Payara Server is aggressively compatible with the ecosystem components you’re already using, provides broad integration with cloud vendors, and support for Docker and Kubernetes. Development in collaboration with an industry-leading DevOps team and the global community ensures Payara Server Enterprise is the best option for production Jakarta EE applications today and for the future.
Payara Micro Enterprise is the lightweight middleware platform of choice for containerized Jakarta EE (Java EE) application deployments. Less than 70MB, Payara Micro requires no installation, configuration, or code rewrites. Payara Enterprise subscriptions include:
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Choice of support: Migration & Project Support, 24x7, or 10x5 plans
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Monthly releases, bug fixes, and patches
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10-year software lifecycle
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Access to add-on Payara Accelerator consultancy services
Learn more about Payara Enterprise: https://www.payara.fish/enterprise/
History
Payara Server began life in 2014, derived from Open Source GlassFish Edition version 4.1. Since then, Payara Server has been refined with bug fixes, enhanced with new features, and has grown a strong community following. The documentation here will be updated with all the significant changes made with each new release.
Technical Documentation Structure
Payara Server Documentation
The documentation of the Payara Server distribution. Provides information about configuring and administering Payara Server, as well as how to deploy applications and how to use provided resources in deployed applications.
Payara Micro Documentation
The documentation of the Payara Micro distribution, which is a single file runtime capable of running applications from the command line. Payara Micro is designed to run applications in cloud and containerized environments a well as in embedded and IoT devices. It provides most of the functionality of Payara Server, adding some specific features for flexible deployments and ease of use.
Payara Embedded Documentation
The documentation of the Payara Server Embedded distribution, which can be used to embed a Payara Server runtime in a standard Java application. The embedded distribution is best used on integration testing environments.
Application Development
Documentation on good practices and specific use cases of how to use the Jakarta EE APIs to develop applications that can run effectively on Azul Payara.
Public API
Documentation on how to use proprietary software components from the Azul Payara Public API.
MicroProfile
Documentation on specific details and proprietary features of the implementation of the Eclipse MicroProfile APIs on Azul Payara.
Ecosystem
Documentation on all Ecosystem tools and plugins available to Azul Payara to simplify various aspects of application development, deployment and runtime management.