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Open Liberty
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Open Liberty
Free
Open source server runtime
Read 29 Sep 2026 · openliberty.io
On the record
- Audience
- The product is presented for Java developers building cloud-native applications and microservices.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Authentication
- The MicroProfile JWT feature can authenticate users with JSON Web Tokens and supports role-based access controls.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Open Liberty can be containerized and deployed to Kubernetes clouds.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Developer mode
- Dev mode provides automated testing, debugger support, and handles compiling, packaging, and deploying during development.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Developer tools
- Liberty Tools supports Eclipse IDE, Visual Studio Code, and IntelliJ IDEA, with code completion, hover descriptions, and configuration diagnostics.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Download channels
- The download page offers stable, beta, and nightly builds; it notes that nightly builds may be unstable and beta content can change.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The site lists Jenkins, Spring, Docker, Grafana, Gradle, Logstash, Prometheus, Maven, Kubernetes, Kibana, and Elasticsearch integrations.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Java standards
- It supports MicroProfile and Jakarta EE features that can be added or removed as needed.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Observability
- The site describes tracing services, gathering metrics, configuring alerts, and consolidating and analyzing logs.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Open Liberty is a lightweight open framework for building cloud-native Java microservices.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Release verification
- The download page says release packages can be checked for authenticity and integrity using provided signature and certificate files.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Startup and memory
- The runtime starts quickly, has a low memory footprint, and supports live reload.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- Community support is available, and IBM offers paid support that includes dedicated help, 24x7 help for business-critical issues, fixes for previous releases, and case support online, by chat, or by phone.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Upgrade compatibility
- Its zero-migration design aims to let existing applications and configurations work across runtime updates, with documented exceptions including security fixes and third-party API requirements.openliberty.io · read 29 Sep 2026
