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   == Getting started
  -Coming soon.
  +=== Download and run the appNG Standalone Version
  +appNG is available as a standalone version, suitable for evaluation and testing purposes.
  +
  +The standalone version can be found here:
  +https://appng.org/appng/builds/stable/appng-standalone-{stable}.zip
  +
  +Unzip the file, change into the extracted folder an run
  +[source,subs=normal]
  +----
  +java -jar appng-standalone-{stable}.jar -i -u
  +----
  +
  +Wait a few seconds, until the console output stops, then visit http://localhost:8080/manager in your browser.
  +
  +Sign-in with the username `admin` and the password `s3cr3t`.
  +
  +[NOTE]
  +====
  +When executing the jar for the next time, you must omit the parameters `-i` and `-u`, as they are only allowed on the very first run.
  +====
  +
  +=== Create your first appNG application
  +Using the *apppNG Maven Archetype*, you can easily create your first own application.
  +
  +Therefore, the following command must be used (replace `mygroupid` and `myartifactid` with the desired values):
  +[source,subs=normal]
  +----
  +mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=mygroupid -DartifactId=myartifactid -DarchetypeGroupId=org.appng -DarchetypeArtifactId=appng-archetype-application -DarchetypeVersion={stable} -DinteractiveMode=false
  +----
  +
  +Next, change into the created project folder and run `mvn package`.
  +
  +In the target folder, a file named `myartifactid-1.0-SNAPSHOT-<yyyyMMdd-HHmm>.zip` should have been generated.
  +This file is the application archive.
  +
  +=== Deploying the application
  +The next step is to deploy the application through a local repository, e.g. the application archives are served from the local file system.
  +
  +During installation of the *appNG standalone* version, a local repository has been created at `/path/to/appng-standalone-{stable}/repository/`.
  +So the first step is to copy `myartifactid-1.0-SNAPSHOT-<yyyyMMdd-HHmm>.zip` to this location.
  +
  +[NOTE]
  +====
  +You can also build the application archive directly in the repository folder by using the Maven option `-DoutFolder=/path/to/appng-standalone-{stable}/repository/`
  +====
  +
  +Next, we use the *appNG CLI* to install the application and to activat it for the site `manager` (that has been created during installation).
  +
  +In `/path/to/appng-standalone-{stable}/appng/WEB-INF/bin`, execute the following commands:
  +
  +[source]
  +----
  +./appng install-application -n myartifactid -v 1.0-SNAPSHOT -r Local
  +./appng activate-application -s manager -a myartifactid
  +----
  +
  +Both commands should return without any message, meaning they where successful.
  +
  +The final step is to __reload__ the site `manager`. Therefore, login at http://localhost:8080/manager and click on the reload-icon shown next to the site in the overview. A message __"Site has been reloaded."__ should appear.
  +
  +Immediately, a new navigation item named `MYAPPLICATION` should appear on the site's navigation on the left. When clicking it, you see the results of your very first appNG application. *Congratulations!*
  +
  +=== What's next?
  +You should import the Maven project into your favorite IDE. Then start browsing the code to get an idea of how an appNG application works.
  +You should also have a look at the https://appng.org/appng/docs/{snapshot}/reference/html/developerguide.html[Developer Guide].
   
   == Components
   
  
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  :snapshot: 1.14.2-SNAPSHOT
  :stable: 1.14.0
  
  == Welcome to appNG
  appNG is a *web application platform* and a *web application framework*, based on http://tomcat.apache.org/[Apache Tomcat^] and the https://spring.io[Spring Framework^].
  
negative.code: | Web application
  | Provides the appNG REST API. The appNGizer is part of the appng Git Repository. During the build a separate appNGizer WAR file is packaged.
  
  | https://github.com/appNG/appng[appng-standalone^]
  | Standalone version with bundled Tomcat
  | Includes the applications: Manager, Authentication and Scheduler and also the appNG Template
  
  
  | https://github.com/appNG/appng-manager[appNG Manager^]
  | appNG core application
  | Provides a web-based interface to administer appNG and to access other appNG applications.
  