Creating Debian Package in Mule Apps - Part 1

A guide by Alex L. Fernandez

Debiandeb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages

How we usually deployMule Apps?

1.MMC Rest Plugin(Mule EE only)

<plugin> <groupId>org.mule.tools</groupId>

<artifactId>mule-mmc-rest-plugin</artifactId> <version>1.1.1</version> <configuration>

<muleApiUrl>http://mmc:8080/mmc/api</muleApiUrl>

<name>${project.artifactId}</name>

<version>${build.number}</version>

<serverGroup>${serverGroup}</serverGroup> <username>admin</username> <password>admin</password> </configuration> </plugin>

Use the plugin

2. Manual copying of Zip File to Mule Server App path

Drop File to /opt/mule/apps

3. Creating a Debian Package for automatic deployment

https://github.com/tcurdt/jdeb

This library provides an Ant task and a Maven plugin to create Debian packages from Java builds in a truly cross

platform manner. Build your Debian packages on any platform that has Java support. Windows, Linux, OS X - it

doesn't require additional native tools installed.

Use Jdeb for Creating a debian Package

Using it in a mule projectmule project?

1. Define the app variables

2. Include JDeb Plugin

3. Define Profiles

4. Define control files

4.1 Define a control file

4.2 Do something first before install the mule apps

4.3 Do something after installation of the mule app

5. Create the Debian package and install it

1. Execute mvn clean install in the mule app

2.

3. Install the debian packagedpkg mule-app-deb9an-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.zip

Up next

Using nexus and jenkins in the creating of debian package to package installation

References:https://pragmaticintegrator.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/automated-deployment-with-mule-management-console-and-maven/

https://github.com/tcurdt/jdeb