This section includes information about deploying the Oxygen XML Web Author.
Server Requirements
Even though the requirements are not very strict, you should consider the following metrics
when provisioning the server for running the
Oxygen XML Web Author:
- A processor core can handle 50 to 100 active users.
- Editing an average DITA file consumes about 10MB of RAM. However, the Oxygen XML Web Author includes a configurable
caching mechanism that stores the oldest files to disk when memory resources
become low.
Software Requirements
On the server side, the following applications are supported:
- Servlet container:
- Apache Tomcat 7 or 8
- WildFly 9.0.2.Final
- IBM WebSphere Liberty 8.5.5.8
- Java Virtual Machine 1.7 or newer (if started in security mode, Java 1.8 is
required).
Other Notes
- All Oxygen XML Web Author configuration files are stored in a single folder that
can be shared amongst multiple servers in a distributed deployment. It can also be reused
when you update the server to a new version. The location of this folder is defined by the
oxygen.data.dir system property. If not set, a folder that is private
to the application is used.
Note: If the Oxygen XML Web Author is started in
security mode, you must set the oxygen.data.dir system
property.
Note: WildFly and WebSphere will erase the folder with configuration
files upon restart. For these servers you must set the oxygen.data.dir
system property to a folder that persists across restarts.
- It is recommended that you install the Oxygen XML Web Author in its own
instance of Tomcat, without sharing it with other applications.
- If you need to reload the application, you need to restart the server.
