In this section, we discuss the application deployment features of GlassFish, and then introduce the tools we use to deploy and configure applications.
GlassFish also implements several additional features for Java EE applications development and deployment. In the following sections, let's get familiar with several of the most important and useful features.
By default, GlassFish supports the automatic deployment of Java EE applications and components. All we need to do is to copy the application archive files to the $AS_INSTALL/domains/domain1/autodeploy
directory. At runtime, GlassFish Server polls this directory at a default frequency of 2 seconds. Upon finding a new archive, it extracts it to the appropriate directory, loads the application, and makes it available for access.