The WebDSL virtual disk

WebDSL has a virtual disk, which has all required packages preinstalled, including a database server (MySQL) and a web application server (JBoss). In order to use it, you will need VirtualBox, which is a virtualization tool that runs on most major systems (Many flavors of Linux, OS X and Windows). It can be downloaded here:

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

In order to use the virtual disk, download it on the downloads page. And follow these steps:

1. Download and install VirtualBox. It's straightforward, but documentation for this can be found on the VirtualBox site, or via Google.
2. Store the virtual image in a convenient location (a temp directory when having to deal with file system quota).
3. Extract the image (e.g. using 7zip if you are a Windows user)
4. Start VirtualBox and click new. Then follow the wizard, keeping in mind that the OS type is linux 2.6 and you might want a decent memory space (if possible, 1024 is useful).
5. Start the newly created virtual machine and follow instructions on the Getting started page.

Configuration

You can customize your own copy of the virtual disk. All passwords used in the system (including the regular root and database root password) are set to: 'reverse'.