# WildFly
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{{Short description|Java application server software}}
{{redirect|JBoss}}
{{primary sources|date=June 2011}}
{{Infobox software
| name = WildFly
| logo =
| logo size = 200px
| screenshot = Wildfly16 HAL Management Console Screenshot.png
| author = [Marc Fleury](/source/Marc_Fleury)
| developer = [JBoss](/source/JBoss_(company)), [Red Hat](/source/Red_Hat)
| latest release version = 40.0.0.Final
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2026|05|21}}[{{cite web|url=https://www.wildfly.org/news/2026/05/21/WildFly-40-is-released/|title=WildFly 40 is released!|website=WildFly|access-date=}}]
| operating system = [Cross-platform](/source/Cross-platform)
| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly|WildFly Repository}}
| programming language = [Java](/source/Java_(programming_language))
| genre = [Application server](/source/Application_server)
| license = [LGPLv2.1](/source/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License)
| website = {{URL|http://wildfly.org/}}
}}
'''WildFly''',[{{cite web|url=http://wildfly.org/|title=JBoss Application Server has a new name...|website=Wildfly|access-date=2013-04-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423001404/http://wildfly.org/|archive-date=2013-04-23}}] formerly known as '''JBoss AS''', or simply '''JBoss''', is an [application server](/source/application_server) written by [JBoss](/source/JBoss_(company)), now developed by [Red Hat](/source/Red_Hat). WildFly is written in [Java](/source/Java_(programming_language)) and implements the [Java Platform, Enterprise Edition](/source/Java_Platform%2C_Enterprise_Edition) (Java EE) specification.{{sfn | Stancapiano | 2017 | loc=Chapter §1 Introducing Java EE and
Configuring the Development
Environment | pp=8-9}} It runs on [multiple platforms](/source/cross-platform).
WildFly is [free and open-source software](/source/free_and_open-source_software),{{sfn | Stancapiano | 2017 | loc=Chapter §1 Introducing Java EE and
Configuring the Development
Environment | pp=8-9}} subject to the requirements of the [GNU Lesser General Public License](/source/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License) (LGPL), version 2.1.
== Origin ==
In 1999, [Marc Fleury](/source/Marc_Fleury) started a free software project named ''EJB-OSS'' (stands for ''Enterprise Java Bean Open Source Software'') implementing the [EJB](/source/Enterprise_JavaBeans) [API](/source/API) from [J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition)](/source/Java_EE). [Sun Microsystems](/source/Sun_Microsystems) asked the project to stop using the trademarked ''EJB'' within its name. ''EJB-OSS'' was then renamed to ''JBOSS'', then ''JBoss'' later.{{Sfn | Jamae | Johnson | 2010 |p = 4}}
On November 20, 2014, JBoss Application Server was renamed WildFly. The JBoss Community and other Red Hat JBoss products like [JBoss Enterprise Application Platform](/source/JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform) were not renamed.[{{cite web | url=http://www.wildfly.org/faq/ | title=Frequently Asked Questions | website=WildFly | access-date=2013-04-23 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928204119/http://www.wildfly.org/faq/ | archive-date=2013-09-28 }}]
== Features ==
Wildfly supports a number of features:
* [Jakarta Persistence](/source/Jakarta_Persistence) (JPA){{sfn | Adamski | 2018}}{{rp|p=77}}
* [Jakarta Enterprise Beans](/source/Jakarta_Enterprise_Beans) (EJB){{sfn | Adamski | 2018}}{{rp|p=108}}
* Distributed transactions - Wildfly implements the [Jakarta Transactions](/source/Jakarta_Transactions) API (JTA).{{sfn | Adamski | 2018}}{{rp|pp=137-138}}
* [Representational state transfer](/source/Representational_state_transfer) (REST) services.{{sfn | Adamski | 2018}}{{rp|pp=173-174}}
* [WebSocket](/source/WebSocket){{sfn | Adamski | 2018}}{{rp|p=198}}
* [Clustering](/source/Computer_cluster) - Wildfly uses [Infinispan](/source/Infinispan) as its distributed cache system{{sfn | Adamski | 2018}}{{rp|pp=383-384}}
== Licensing and pricing ==
JBoss EAP itself is open source, but Red Hat charges to provide a support subscription for JBoss Enterprise Middleware. Before November 2010 JBoss was licensed as annual subscription in bundles of 4 and 32 CPU sockets. As of November 2010 the licensing changed and all cores on the system are now counted. The core bundles licensing is available for 2, 16, and 64 cores.
== See also ==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software|Computer programming}}
* [List of application servers](/source/List_of_application_servers)
* [Netty (software)](/source/Netty_(software))
* [List of JBoss software](/source/List_of_JBoss_software)
== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}
== References ==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book | last=Adamski | first=T. | title=Hands-On Cloud Development with WildFly: Develop, deploy, and configure cloud-based, enterprise Java applications with WildFly Swarm and OpenShift | publisher=Packt Publishing | year=2018 | isbn=978-1-78728-380-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ZlUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA266 | access-date=June 20, 2023}}
* {{cite book | first1 = Francesco | last1 = Marchioni | date = June 1, 2020 | title = WildFly Administration guide | publisher = ItBuzzPress | url = http://www.itbuzzpress.com/ebooks/wildfly-administration-guide.html}} 402 pp.
* {{cite book | last=Stancapiano | first=L. | title=Mastering Java EE Development with WildFly | publisher=[Packt Publishing](/source/Packt) | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-78728-907-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_nc5DwAAQBAJ | access-date=June 19, 2023}}
* {{cite book | first1 = Tom | last1 = Marrs | first2 = Scott | last2 = Davis | date = July 1, 2009 | title = JBoss At Work: A Practical Guide | publisher = [O'Reilly](/source/O'Reilly_Media) | isbn = 978-0596007348 | url = http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007348/}} 306 pp.
* {{cite book | first1 = Javid | last1 = Jamae | first2 = Peter | last2 = Johnson | date = January 28, 2010 | title = JBoss in Action: Configuring the JBoss Application Server | publisher = [Manning Publications](/source/Manning_Publications) | isbn = 978-1-933988-02-3 | orig-year =2009-01-20 | chapter= 1.1 Introducing JBoss}} 496 pp.
* {{cite book | first1 = Scott | last1 = Stark | first2 = Marc | last2 = Fleury | first3 = Norman | last3 = Richards | date = April 30, 2005 | title = JBoss 4.0 The Official Guide | publisher = [Sams](/source/Sams_Publishing) | isbn = 978-0-67232648-6 }} 648 pp.
{{refend}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
{{Red Hat}}
{{Java (Sun)}}
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