install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install glassfish

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overview

Package summary

Java EE application server

Project links

Commands and aliases

asadmin
asadmin.java
debug-asadmin
startserv
stopserv

history

Project history and usage

Eclipse GlassFish is the community application server that implements Jakarta EE and carries the GlassFish lineage from the Java EE reference implementation into the Eclipse EE4J era. It is a full server distribution, an embedded runtime, a compatibility target, and a development environment for enterprise Java applications.

Project history

GlassFish originated in the Sun and Oracle Java EE ecosystem as the open-source application server associated with the platform reference implementation. The Eclipse proposal for GlassFish records the 2018 transition of Oracle Java EE 8 and GlassFish technologies into the Eclipse Foundation under EE4J.

Under Eclipse, the project became Eclipse GlassFish, a Jakarta EE-compatible implementation owned by the Eclipse Foundation and maintained by the community. The repository keeps the server, web profile, embedded distributions, tests, build profiles, documentation, and release notes together around the Jakarta EE compatibility matrix.

Adoption history

GlassFish has significance beyond a normal application server because it served as the proving ground for Java EE and then Jakarta EE compatibility. Application developers, framework authors, and specification implementers use it as an open implementation to test APIs, deploy sample applications, and inspect server behavior against the platform TCKs.

How it is used

Practitioners install the distribution, start a domain with asadmin, deploy WAR or EAR applications, use the administration console, run clustered or embedded deployments, and build from source when they need to test server changes. The Homebrew formula exposes the traditional command-line surface, including asadmin, startserv, and stopserv.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, GlassFish is a large Java distribution with server profiles, Maven artifacts, Docker images, embedded jars, generated documentation, and compatibility-sensitive release lines. It also bridges old Java EE naming and Jakarta EE naming, which matters when packaging libraries and examples that target a specific platform generation.

Timeline

2018: Eclipse GlassFish proposal is published as part of the transition of Oracle Java EE 8 and GlassFish technologies to Eclipse.
2020: GlassFish 6.0.0 is released from the Eclipse repository generation.
2021: GlassFish 6.1 and 6.2 track Jakarta EE 9.1 compatibility.
2020s: The README maps GlassFish 5.1 through 8.0 to Java EE and Jakarta EE platform generations.

Related projects

Jakarta EE, Eclipse EE4J, Java EE, Open MQ, HK2, Maven Central, TCKs.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for glassfish. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: domain-dir/config/domain.xmlas-install/lib/templates/domain.xmlasenv.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`asadmin`	cli	global executable
`asadmin.java`	cli	global executable
`debug-asadmin`	cli	global executable
`startserv`	cli	global executable
`stopserv`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version8.0.3

manager updated2026-06-11

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://glassfish.org/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://glassfish.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:glassfish
Version	8.0.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/glassfish
Homepage	https://glassfish.org/
Repository	https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/glassfish
Upstream docs	https://glassfish.org/documentation
License	EPL-2.0
Source archive	https://download.eclipse.org/ee4j/glassfish/glassfish-8.0.3.zip
Last updated	2026-06-11T20:39:28-04:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk@25
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	You may want to add the following to your .bash_profile: export GLASSFISH_HOME=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/glassfish/libexec

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	glassfish
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	payara
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/glassfish.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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