Using the NetBeans Shared JNLP Repository

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By default, the JNLP application generated for a module suite project always contains all the module suite project's modules as well as all the modules that the module suite project depends on. This may be useful for intranet usage, but it is a bit less practical for wide internet use. When on the internet, it is much better if all the applications built on the NetBeans Platform refer to one repository of NetBeans modules, which means that such modules are shared and do not need to be downloaded more than once.

There is such a repository for NetBeans modules. It does not contain all the modules that NetBeans IDE has, such as, for example, the ant module, which is not JNLP-ready, but it contains enough to make many JNLP applications possible.

To use the shared JNLP repository:

  1. In the Projects window, expand the Important Files node.
  2. Double-click NetBeans Platform Config.
  3. Add the jnlp.platform.codebase property with, as its value, the URL of the 5.0 JNLP Repository:
    jnlp.platform.codebase=http://www.netbeans.org/download/5_0/jnlp
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About NetBeans Platform and Module Development
About the NetBeans Platform

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