Starting Java EE 8 on NetBeans 8.2 and Payara 5

This is an example of starting a Java EE 8 project on NetBeans 8.2 and Payara 5. I suppose that you already have installed NetBeans 8.2 and Payara 5:

• In NetBeans, File | New Project | Maven | Project from Archetype. Click Next.

• In NetBeans, Search filed type search airhacks.com artifact, javaee8-essentials-archetype. Optionally, configure the archetype and click Next.

• In NetBeans, set up the project name, location, etc. Click Finish.

• In NetBeans, if everything works fine, you should obtain a project like below:

• In NetBeans, Build and Run (don't forget to attach Payara server to the project):

• In the browser, access: http://localhost:8080/quickstart/resources/ping. If everything works as expected you will see the message from the picture below.

This works because the generated quickstart application exposes a JAX-RS endpoint. Just check the source code of PingResource class.

Done! Source code on GitHub.