How to Try

Trying z2@Spring works just the same for z2@base as described in Check it Out - the only difference is the repository to start with.

Simply execute the following steps:

For Subversion users:

  1. Make sure you have an Eclipse installation with a subversion plugin
  2. Check out http://www.z2-environment.net/svn/z2_spring/branches/v2.0/core as core into a new Eclipse workspace. Use user/password z2_spring/z2_spring

For Git users:

  1. Make sure you have Eclipse and EGit
  2. Clone from git://gitorious.org/z2_spring/core.git

General

  1. Create an “External Tool” in Eclipse pointing to core/run/bin/gui.sh (Linux, Mac) or core/run/bin/gui.bat (Windows). This simplifies starting the environment from within Eclipse.
  2. Run the tool. The z2 GUI console should startup:

     
  3. Once started point your browser to http://localhost:8080/frontend you should see this:
  4. Unless you have done so before, install the Eclipsoid plugin from the update site

    http://www.z2-environment.net/eclipsoid/update/

    While that is not strictly required it improves the development experience dramatically.

That's it. You have a running z2_spring system and you are all set for local testing and development.

Please revisit the Check it Out tutorial if you want to experiment with local changes.

See Installing_into_own_repository on how to pull your own distribution.