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Release Date
9 July 2021
Abstract
The lightweight WebSphere Liberty is production-ready and designed for developers.
Installation Instructions
There are multiple ways to download and install the WebSphere Liberty v25.0.0.2 packages:
- As a stand-alone ZIP file that you unzip.
- From within Maven or Gradle as a dependency
- As a container using docker, or podman
- From within your Eclipse IDE
Installing from the ZIP file
Complete the following steps to install WebSphere Liberty from the ZIP file:
1. Download one of the WebSphere Liberty v25.0.0.2 packages from the list of packages on this page.
2. Unzip.
Installing using Maven, Gradle, or Docker
If you're using Maven:
<plugin>
<groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
<artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.11.2</version>
<configuration>
<runtimeArtifact>
<groupId>com.ibm.websphere.appserver.runtime</groupId>
<artifactId>wlp-kernel</artifactId>
<version>25.0.0.2</version>
<type>zip</type>
</runtimeArtifact>
</configuration>
</plugin>
To install additional features with Maven, see the Liberty Maven plugin docs.
If you're using Gradle:
buildscript {
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'io.openliberty.tools:liberty-gradle-plugin:3.9.2'
}
}
apply plugin: 'liberty'
dependencies {
libertyRuntime group: 'com.ibm.websphere.appserver.runtime', name: 'wlp-kernel', version: '25.0.0.2'
}
To install additional features with Gradle, see the Liberty Gradle plugin docs.
If you're using Docker, we recommend using our images on icr.io:
docker pull icr.io/appcafe/websphere-liberty
Alternatively, you can use our images on Docker Hub:
docker pull websphere-liberty
Installing from within Eclipse
To install WebSphere Liberty using Eclipse:
- Open the Servers view in Eclipse (if not visible in the menu select Window > View > Others then enter servers in the Show View dialog and click OK.
- Right click in the servers view.
- Click New > Server
- Select IBM > Liberty Server and click Next. If this option is not visible install the WebSphere Developer Tools using the instructions below.
- Select the Install from an archive or a repository radio button and click Next.
- Enter a file path into the destination path field.
- Select the Download and install a new runtime environment from ibm.com radio button.
- Select a Liberty Runtime install from the list.
- Click Next on this screen and the next.
- Accept the license agreement.
- Click Finish.
If you do not yet have IBM Liberty Developer Tools installed follow these steps. Note the IBM Liberty Developer Tools version and the Liberty runtime version are unrelated and as a result do not have to match.
1. If you don’t already have Eclipse, install Eclipse 2024-06 for Enterprise Java and Web Developers.
2. Drag the following Install button
onto the Eclipse toolbar then follow the prompts. This installs the WebSphere Developer Tools into your Eclipse installation.

Installing additional features
The featureUtility command (located in the wlp/bin folder) can be used to install additional features from the Liberty Repository such as adminCenter-1.0, servlet-3.0, collectiveController-1.0, or a feature bundle such as ndControllerBundle (includes adminCenter-1.0 and collectiveController-1.0), e.g.
bin/featureUtility installFeature adminCenter-1.0
You can also install all features required by a configured server using:
bin/featureUtility installServerFeatures serverName
Download Package
WebSphere Liberty is licensed software. By downloading and using the software, you agree to be bound by the terms of the software license agreement. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms, do not download or use the software.
Download | Release Date | Size | Download Options | Signature |
---|---|---|---|---|
WebSphere Liberty Kernel 25.0.0.2 | 25 February 2025 | 16 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty Jakarta EE 10 25.0.0.2 | 25 February 2025 | 139 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty Web Profile 10 25.0.0.2 | 25 February 2025 | 113 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty Jakarta EE 8 25.0.0.2 | 25 February 2025 | 148 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty Web Profile 8 25.0.0.2 | 25 February 2025 | 116 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty 25.0.0.2 + Java SE 8 for linux-x86 | 25 February 2025 | 265 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty 25.0.0.2 + Java SE 8 for Linux-ppc | 25 February 2025 | 265 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty 25.0.0.2 + Java SE 8 for Windows | 25 February 2025 | 368 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
Each accompanying signature file can be used to verify the corresponding download package. The public key necessary for the verification process is located here.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
More support for:
WebSphere Application Server
Component:
Liberty
Software version:
All Version(s)
Document number:
6250961
Modified date:
25 February 2025
UID
ibm16250961
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