Start up Scooter-powered website instantly
Basic steps
Open a terminal window, enter the scooter installation directory and type the following:
1. Create the application
> java -jar tools/create.jar blog
2. Start up the web server with default port 8080
> java -jar tools/server.jar blog
Browse the blog application: http://localhost:8080/blog. That's it!
Note: In step 1 above, you will be asked to enter site admin username and password. They are needed for using the built-in site management tools.
Directory structure of Scooter framework
+--[docs] Docs directory +--[examples] Example apps directory +--[lib] Library directory +--[logs] Log files directory +--[plugins] Plug-in directory +--[source] Source code, application templates +--[support] Jars for build time only +--[tools] Executable jars and embedded Jetty web server +--[webapps] Webapps directory | +--[ROOT] ROOT directory +---.classpath Eclipse classpath file for scooter framework +---.project Eclipse project file for scooter framework +---build.xml Ant build script +---lgpl.txt License text +---release.txt Release note
Directory structure of Scooter-generated application
+--[static] Static files | +--[docs] Docs directory | +--[html] HTML files directory | +--[images] Images directory | +--[javascripts] JavaScript files directory | +--[stylesheets] CSS files directory | +--[WEB-INF] WEB-INF directory | +--[classes] classes directory | +--[config] Configuration files directory | +--[lib] lib directory | +--[log] Application log files directory | +--[src] Application source code directory | +--[test] Application test code directory | +--[views] View files directory | +---.classpath Eclipse classpath file for the app | +---.project Eclipse project file for the app | +---web.xml The web.xml file | +---index.html index.html