Question

I have access to a server using SSH. I need to run a stand-alone Java application on it to access a MySQL server installed there. How do I go about in doing this?

Answer 1

Assuming you have the requirement to copy the JAR file on the *nix box and then run it(and not connect a Java process to it remotely)

• Create a standalone JAR which contains all the dependencies required to run the application
• Make sure you have Java installed on that machine
• Assuming it’s a *nix box, set the $PATH environment variable to point to $JAVA_HOME/bin
• Log on to that box using a SSH client. Any decent SSH client also comes with a FTP plugin which allows you to transfer files between your local box and the server
• Copy the JAR to the appropriate directory and run it using the java -jar your.jar command