GlassFish Hosting

GlassFish is a Java EE compliant application server, fully capable of serving enterprise web applications.

GlassFish is not just another Java application server. The Reference Implementation (RI) of Java EE 5 and the Java EE 5 SDK are actually derived from the GlassFish code. What this means for the end user is that GlassFish delivers support for new Java functionality fast and with the highest possible level of conformity with the Java specifications. Fast AND good. And with the release of GlassFish v3, Java EE 6 is now supported. There is no better environment for the serious Java developer.

eApps Offers Superior GlassFish Hosting Environment

eApps Hosting has offered Java hosting since 1999, starting with Apache Tomcat hosting. We were one of the first to offer JBoss hosting services. The evolution continues, as we now fully support GlassFish hosting in a reasonably priced Virtual Machine (VM) plan. Our GlassFish hosting service uses a Xen VM running on a cloud platform powered by onapp, providing you the most advanced technology available in the hosting industry. You have a private instance of GlassFish in your VM, with root access and full control. Your plan is also scalable vertically (easy upgrade to higher plans with no downtime) and horizontally (add additional VM instances in a load balanced cluster). We know of no better GlassFish hosting platform available today.

eApps Offers Unparalled Support and Service

The suitability of the technical environment is one of the most important factors when choosing a hosting service for your Java EE 5 application. However, it is not the only factor. Thousands of Java developers count on eApps Hosting for the following:

  • Great Technical Support, when you need it - Responsive, effective 24/7 phone/chat/email support from live, human experts. Don't take our word for it, review our testimonials to see what our customers have to say
  • Up to date versions - Availability of the latest versions of Java and GlassFish v2 and v3 through an efficient repository based delivery system
  • Reliable, high performance hosting - Unparalleled uptime, reliable service, and high performance in a reasonably priced Virtual Machine

eApps Offers the Key Features You Need

We offer a 30 day money back guarantee with our service, giving you a risk free way to check out all of the features and capabilities of the service. A summary of the key features follows:

  • Your own Xen Virtual Machine with root access, private Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and a private instance of all services
  • Comprehensive, easy to use control panel to administer all aspects of your account
  • Java EE 6 and Java EE 5 support
  • Mod_jk and mod_proxy_ajp support
  • ANT Java-based build tool
  • Your own MySQL, PostgreSQL, Derby, or SQLite database instance
  • Many free add on applications such as LDAP, X Windows, VNC, Subversion, CVS, ImageMagick, and more
  • Ability to install your own components, such as Struts, Hibernate, MyFaces, Cocoon, etc.
  • Robust programming environment and tools, supporting PHP, Perl, Python, C/C++ and Ruby on Rails
  • Superior eMail services with your own Postini filtered private mail server
  • Ample CPU, memory, disk and traffic allowances
  • 24/7 phone, world-wide toll free phone via Skype VoIP, chat, web form and email technical support!!!
  • Upgrade path up to a full dedicated server, or Virtual Machine cluster, with no downtime or re-configuration


The bottom line is that you benefit from our years of experience providing industrial strength Java hosting services for mission critical applications.

History of GlassFish

In 2005 Sun Microsystems decided to release their commercial grade Java application server, called Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9, to the public domain. Soon afterwards, a community of developers formed for the purpose of developing a commercial grade, open source application server that implements Java EE. Using the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9, donated by Sun Microsystems, and source code for TopLink, a Java object-to-relational persistence architecture, donated by Oracle, the community launched the GlassFish project. On May 4, 2006, Project GlassFish released the first version that supports the Java EE 5 specification. Since that time, the GlassFish community has grown and the project has gained momentum, with Version 2 in widespread use and the release in December 2009 of Version 3 with Java EE 6 support.

GlassFish is not just another Java application server. The Reference Implementation (RI) of Java EE 5 and the Java EE 5 SDK are actually derived from the GlassFish code. What this means for the end user is that GlassFish delivers support for new Java functionality fast and with the highest possible level of conformity with the Java specifications. Fast AND good. There is no better environment for the serious Java developer.

One Click GlassFish Hosting


eApps makes GlassFish hosting easy. It is available as a one click installable application in the eApps hosting environment. You will have a private instance of GlassFish in your own Virtual Machine (VM) with root access and full control of the environment. Upgrades can be performed easily in your control panel as they are made available by the eApps application services team.

Click on the Create-A-Cloud&trade icon at the upper right to easily create your custom plan for GlassFish hosting. Have some specific technical questions? Click the CHAT ONLINE icon for on-line assistance or contact us for more information.