Command line option

Resin command line options

Option	Description
-classpath xxx	Adds to the system classpath, default is determined from environment variable CLASSPATH
-conf conf/resin.conf	specifies the resin.conf file
-Dfoo=bar	sets the JVM system property `foo' to the value `bar'
-install	(windows) install Resin as a service with a default name (but doesn't automatically start)
-install-as name	(windows) install Resin as a named service (but doesn't automatically start)
-Jxxx	passes xxx to the JVM
-J-verbosegc	turns on JVM garbage collection information (recommended)
-java_home xxx	sets the JDK, default is determined from environment variable JAVA_HOME or a heuristic search.
-nojit	disables the Just-In-Time compiler, useful for debugging with some JDK's
-pid file	(unix) sets the pid file
-remove	(windows) remove Resin as a service with a default name
-remove-as	(windows) remove Resin as a named service
-resin-home dir	sets the resin.home value, default is determined from RESIN_HOME environment variable or a heuristic search.
restart	(unix) restarts Resin as a daemon using the pid in the file specfied with -pid
-server id	sets the resin.server_id value and limits http and srun activation to those with a matching server-id
-server-root dir	establishes the root directory for server files and sets the resin.root value
start	(unix) starts Resin as a daemon saving the pid in the file specfied with -pid
stop	(unix) stops Resin as a daemon using the pid in the file specfied with -pid
-verbose	show the Java environment before starting Resin
-Xxxx	passes the -Xxxx configuration to the JVM
-Xdebug	enable HotSwap class reloading (recommended)

Memory Options

Option	Description
-J-verbosegc	turns on JVM garbage collection information (recommended)
-Xmx256m	set the maximum heap size (recommended)
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m	the maximum size of the permanent space (recommended)

The default values for -Xmx and -XX:MaxPermSize are generally too low for a normal deployment.

See Also

Garbage collection