Enterprise Java Beans Appserver.io allows component-based scalability. Services and servers (e.g. an HTTP webserver) are adjustable in size and number based on an XML configuration file. Additional components can be configured for remote access, allowing for distributed systems and component replication. Versions , appserver.io was in an early stage of development. The project provided tested, pre-release versions over GitHub. Development releases are regularly published over the homepage. Appserver.io follows a naming convention based on major and minor version numbers. The major digit specifies a context for minor version names exist. The 1.*.* major version is named Iron which stands for a mythological view on the medieval age. Every minor version 1.x.* within this major release consist of a noun describing something common to this major context. Project milestones 0.5.8 Windows support with a guided installation procedure 0.6.0 web server and modules structure ensured compatibility with non-servlet applications 0.10.0 separate application context allowing complete independence 0.10.0 enterprise beans 1.0.0 stable API defined by so-called PSRs (similar to JSRs) Footnotes Books Piech, Guido (2014): Online plattform für den Einzelhandel. Das digitale Schaufenster ist erröffnet. In: IT MITTELSTAND, Ausgabe 1-2 (2014), S. 54-64. References Sitepoint: An Interview with the Appserver.io Crew dev-metal: Postmodern PHP – appserver.io, a multithreaded application server for PHP, written in PHP SitePoint PHP Blog: An Interview with the Appserver.io Crew SuperbCrew: Interview with Josef Willkommer from Appserver.io Team External links Free software Middleware PHP libraries Software using the Open Software License