Chapter 2. Installation Alternatives
You can install the JBoss Application Server in one of these two modes:
Binary files download
In this form of installation, simply unzip the downloaded zip file to the directory of your choice. You can unzip the JBoss Application Server on any operating system that supports the zip format. The zip file is available on http://labs.jboss.com/jbossas/downloads/. Please ensure you have met the pre-requisites required before proceeding with your installation. Pre-requisites are discussed in Section 1.1, “Pre-Requisites”. Further details on installation using the Binary files are discussed in Chapter 3, Installation With Binary Download
Source Files download
In this form of installation, download the source files from the web and build the source files locally. On successfully building your source files you can manually copy the built file into a desired folder and start the server. Please ensure you have met the pre-requisites required before proceeding with your installation. Pre-requisites are discussed in Section 1.1, “Pre-Requisites”. For more instructions on building your source files, please refer to Chapter 4, Installation With Source Download.
Four types of server configurations will be included in your installation - minimal, default, and all. The Getting Started Guide explains in detail the different server configuration file sets.