JRebel Reference Manual

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Preface 2. IDE Configuration

1. Installation

1.1 ZIP Archive
1.2 License Setup
1.3 Uninstallation

Installation Overview

JRebel is provided as IDE plugin for Eclipse, IntelliJIDEA and NetBeans, and as ZIP archive distribution. To install JRebel for the preferred IDE locate it in the IDE plugins repository and install from there. For the rare cases when the manual setup is required, the ZIP archive is provided. The ZIP archive can be downloaded from JRebel home page.

1.1 ZIP Archive

By selecting ZIP Archive download option you will be provided the archive with the JRebel install directory. Just unpack the archive to the location of your choice. After you have unpacked the archive, it would be wise to setup the environment variables to make use of it later as configure JRebel for you application server and your project.

1.2 License Setup

After the software is installed, the license must be configured. The configuration wizard, bundled with the software provides options for registering your license.

The configuration wizard can be cound in JRebel installation directory under bin/ folder. The application is started using jrebel-config.cmd on Windows, or jrebel-config.sh on Linux machine. To start the registration process, please select one of the options provided:

Already a user

By choosing the very first option, I already have a JRebel license key (skip to Activation page) you will be forwarded to the next page of the wizard for license setup. You can either specify the path to the license file, or alternatively, the license file can be saved to .jrebel directory under your user home folder, e.g. /home/<username>/.jrebel

New evaluation

For the first time users the evaluation license for 30 days is provided for free. By choosing the second option, I'm a new user and need an evaluation license, you will be asked to fill the registration form form. Please provide the correct data and a valid e-mail address. The license file should be delivered to you in a few minutes.

1.3 Uninstallation

To uninstall JRebel just remove the plugin from your IDE or, if you used ZIP archive to install JRebel, you can delete JRebel directory where you have unpacked it.


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