Installing Grails

To develop and deploy Grails applications on the Enterprise Server, first install the Grails plug-in module.

Installing the Grails Plug-in Module

1. Install the Grails add-on component from the Update Tool.

   For information about the Update Tool, see the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Prelude Installation Guide.

2. Create a GRAILS_HOME environment variable that points to the Grails directory, as-install/grails.

3. Add the as-install/grails/bin directory to the PATH environment variable.

Example 7–1 Setting UNIX Environment Variables

On Solaris, Linux, and other operating systems related to UNIX, use the following commands for steps 2 and 3:

set GRAILS_HOME=~/glassfish/grails
export GRAILS_HOME
cd $GRAILS_HOME
set PATH=$GRAILS_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH
chmod a+x $GRAILS_HOME/bin/*

Example 7–2 Setting Windows Environment Variables

On the Windows operating system, use the following commands for steps 2 and 3:

set GRAILS_HOME=C:\GlassFish\grails
set PATH=%GRAILS_HOME%\bin;%PATH%