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Lightweight open framework for Java (Jakarta EE Web Profile 8). Version 26.0.0.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20.
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Package summary
Lightweight open framework for Java (Jakarta EE Web Profile 8)
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- openliberty-webprofile8
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Project history and usage
openliberty-webprofile8 is the Homebrew package for Open Liberty's Java EE/Jakarta EE 8 Web Profile runtime. It targets web applications that need the servlet, REST, CDI, persistence, JSON, validation, security, and related web-tier APIs without the full Jakarta EE platform bundle.
Project history
The package inherits Open Liberty's history: IBM created Liberty in 2012 for a lightweight, configurable Java runtime and opened the code in 2017 as the Open Liberty project. Open Liberty then became a public implementation base for Jakarta EE and MicroProfile while remaining the foundation of WebSphere Liberty.
The Web Profile line exists because enterprise Java standards distinguish a smaller web application subset from the full platform. Open Liberty's Web Profile 8.0 feature combines Liberty features that support the Java EE 8.0 Web Profile and is also enabled by the broader `jakartaee-8.0` and `javaee-8.0` platform features.
Adoption history
Web Profile packages fit teams whose applications use common web stack APIs but do not need the full enterprise platform. That made them a lighter standards-compatible target for local development and packaged installs, especially for REST services and traditional WAR deployments.
Because Jakarta EE 8 preserved Java EE 8 API compatibility, Web Profile 8 served as a stable bridge for applications before the namespace migration of Jakarta EE 9.
How it is used
A Liberty server enables the Web Profile 8 feature with `<feature>webProfile-8.0</feature>` in `server.xml`. Open Liberty documents the feature as enabling APIs such as application security, Bean Validation, CDI, EJB Lite, expression language, JAX-RS, JPA, JSF, JSON-B, JSON-P, JSP, Servlet, and WebSocket.
The Homebrew formula provides the profile-specific runtime as a local package-manager install. Developers can still use the broader Open Liberty ecosystem of Maven, Gradle, Docker, and Liberty Tools around the same server configuration model.
Why package nerds care
openliberty-webprofile8 is useful metadata because it tells a resolver or human that the install is the web subset of the EE 8 generation, not the full platform. That distinction affects which APIs are present and which applications can run unchanged.
It also shows how Homebrew can carry Java runtime variants that package an upstream server around standards profiles, a pattern more precise than a single monolithic `openliberty` formula.
Timeline
- 2012: IBM Liberty was created as a modular Java runtime.
- 2017: IBM opened Liberty's source as Open Liberty.
- 2019: Jakarta EE 8 continued the Java EE 8 API level under the Eclipse Foundation.
- Open Liberty documentation defines `webProfile-8.0` as the Web Profile 8.0 convenience feature and lists `jakartaee-8.0` and `javaee-8.0` as features that include it.
Related projects
- Related packages include openliberty-jakartaee8, WebSphere Liberty, Jakarta EE 8, Java EE 8, and Open Liberty's Maven, Gradle, container, and IDE tooling.
Sources
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openliberty-webprofile8
- https://jakarta.ee/release/
- https://openliberty.io/blog/2022/09/21/history-maker-projects.html
- https://openliberty.io/docs/latest/reference/feature/jakartaee-8.0.html
- https://openliberty.io/docs/latest/reference/feature/webProfile-8.0.html
- https://openliberty.io/start/
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for openliberty-webprofile8. 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.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
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${wlp.user.dir}/servers/${wlp.server.name}/server.xml${wlp.user.dir}/servers/${wlp.server.name}/bootstrap.properties${wlp.user.dir}/servers/${wlp.server.name}/server.env${wlp.user.dir}/servers/${wlp.server.name}/jvm.options
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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openliberty-webprofile8 | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
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page generated2026-07-08
manager version26.0.0.5
manager updated2026-05-20
local dataok
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- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://openliberty.ionone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:openliberty-webprofile8 |
|---|---|
| Version | 26.0.0.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openliberty-webprofile8 |
| Homepage | https://openliberty.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/OpenLiberty/open-liberty |
| Upstream docs | https://openliberty.io/docs |
| License | EPL-1.0 |
| Source archive | https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/openliberty/runtime/release/26.0.0.5/openliberty-webProfile8-26.0.0.5.zip |
| Last updated | 2026-05-20T11:59:56Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openjdk |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | The home of Open Liberty Jakarta EE Web Profile 8 is: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/openliberty-webprofile8/libexec |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
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| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | openliberty-webprofile8 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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