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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 v25.0.0.1 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:
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>25.0.0.1</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: '25.0.0.1'
}
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.
![Drag to your running Eclipse workspace.](http://marketplace.eclipse.org/sites/all/themes/solstice/public/images/marketplace/btn-install.png)
bin/featureUtility installFeature adminCenter-1.0
You can also install all features required by a configured server using:
bin/featureUtility installServerFeatures serverName
Download Package
Download | Release Date | Size | Download Options | Signature |
---|---|---|---|---|
WebSphere Liberty Kernel 25.0.0.1 | 28 January 2025 | 16 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty Jakarta EE 10 25.0.0.1 | 28 January 2025 | 139 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty Web Profile 10 25.0.0.1 | 28 January 2025 | 113 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty Jakarta EE 8 25.0.0.1 | 28 January 2025 | 148 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty Web Profile 8 25.0.0.1 | 28 January 2025 | 116 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty 25.0.0.1 + Java SE 8 for linux-x86 | 28 January 2025 | 264 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty 25.0.0.1 + Java SE 8 for Linux-ppc | 28 January 2025 | 265 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
WebSphere Liberty 25.0.0.1 + Java SE 8 for Windows | 28 January 2025 | 366 MB | HTTPS | HTTPS |
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:
28 January 2025
UID
ibm16250961