| title | parent |
|---|---|
Configuration |
project-settings |
A configuration is a group of settings with a name. You can define any number of configurations. The active configuration, i.e. the one that will be used when running your application, is determined by the drop-down in the toolbar of the Modeler.
You can use configurations to have different database settings for different people working on your project. Maybe one person has SQL Server on their computer and the other Postgres. You can also have a shared configuration for connecting to a database server that you both have access to.
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When you are deploying your application to a server or the Mendix cloud you will have to configure settings below there. See the deployment guide for more information.
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The name of the configuration.
Here you can specify the type of database in which the end-user data of your application is stored.
The URL of the database server that contains your project.
The name of the database that contains your project.
With SQL Server you can use integrated security to gain access to the database. This means that your Windows credentials are used to sign in to SQL Server. If you disable integrated security you can enter a user name and password manually.
The user name that is used to sign in to the database server. If you use integrated security, no user name has to be specified.
The password that is used to sign in to the database server. If you use integrated security, no password has to be specified.
This URL points to the root of your application as it should be accessible by end-users. This setting is also used in the published WSDL files for the address where your published web services can be called.
Here you fill in the HTTP port through which a browser accesses the server on which your application is running. Multiple concurrently running servers on the same computer should use different HTTP port numbers.
Default value: 8080
This attribute determines whether the runtime HTTP port will be open to other machines or just to the current machine (localhost).
This port number is used to communicate with the server. Multiple concurrently running servers on the same computer should use different server admin port numbers.
Default value: 8090
This attribute determines whether the admin port will be open to other machines or just to the current machine (localhost).
Here you can specify the maximum Java heap memory size.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Default | Use the default heap memory size of the installed Java virtual machine. |
| Custom | Use the value of the 'Maximum size (in MB)' setting. |
Default value: Default
When you set the Java heap setting to 'Custom', you can specify the amount of heap memory that is available for the Java virtual machine on which you deploy your application.
Projects hosted in the Mendix Cloud have to adhere to much stricter security policies than hosting it on your own server. Turning on this switch emulates that behavior. A security policy will be enforced, which will allow you to test your Java actions and verify that they will also run in the cloud.
Here you can enter extra parameters for the Java virtual machine on which you deploy your application. Note: use with care. If the parameters are invalid, the Java VM might not start.
Constants have a default value that you can override per configuration. You only need to add a constant here if you want a different value than the default value. An example is specifying different web service locations for different configurations.
You can use custom server settings to configure the Runtime beyond the standard possibilities offered by the Modeler.
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Only use this functionality if you know exactly what you are doing. Wrong values can prevent the Runtime from starting.
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Each custom setting consists of a name and a value. For example, to enable persistent sessions you add a custom setting with name PersistentSessions and value true.
See this page for an overview of settings.