Service for building of distributions applications, unified for all versions of Linux OS and all platforms. Unification of an application increases the number of application uses, expands the user base, and reduces the number of problems and incompatibilities on the user side. The publishing of an application in the Jetware software collection provides an opportunity to offer it to more users.
The Jetware runtime environment lets you create a unified build of the application with all the required components. Such an application can be installed on any Linux OS, without conflict with already-installed applications and libraries, and it will work the same way.
The application is automatically supplied with distributions for all methods of installation and use: installers for any Linux OS, packages in deb and rpm format, containers for Docker, LXC and rkt, virtual machine images for VMWare, VirtualBox, and OpenStack/KVM and virtual machine images for platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
A unified build reduces the variety of factors that can affect the operation of the application. This makes it easier to reproduce the situation for the user, and faster to diagnose a problem. It also helps to focus the testing on application functionality and not on its behavior in different environments.
The large selection of programs and libraries from the Jetware collection, give you the choice of different versions and build options, allowing you to use the application with the most suitable components. The latest software versions provide developers with the most complete functionality and reduce development time. Stable versions have wider compatibility and well-debugged code that reduces the number of errors during development and the time for diagnosing and troubleshooting problems.
When building a runtime environment for your application, it’s automatically installed and configured with all the dependencies, providing them to the app in a ready-to-use form.
The build can also include additional Jetware tools for package upgrade, automatic administration, the history of changes in settings, backup. These tool set facilitates the operation and maintenance of the application by the user, helping the user to quickly return to a healthy state after an accident or when not configured correctly, warns in advance about potential problems and automatically resolves or prevent some problems.
It’s possible to add any new software to the Jetware collection of programs. All that is necessary is to describe in the package specifications the build rules for the programs and how they integrate with other components. The package and its updates are created and tested automatically. The program collection can contain multiple versions and builds of packages, with their own specifications and dependencies.
The application can be placed into its developer’s own appliance and published in the appliance catalog. The application also can be used as a normal package in the Jetware online appliance constructor or the Jetware runtime environment manager. Depending on the nature of the application, it can be a main application, serving for some user tasks or an optional component that extends the capabilities of other applications.
Appliances can be downloaded from the Jetware website in the form of an installer, container or virtual machine. When using private appliances it’s possible to use of virtual machines images for pay-as-you-go rent on the Amazon Web Service, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
Currently, free applications or commercial applications BYOL (bring your own license) can by published in the Jetware software collection.
