Canteen

Canteen is the name for a Java-based web server installed on a user's desktop. The idea is that a user can run a simple installer and not have to worry about the subtle details surrounding issues like the Java virual machine, the web server, the supported version of the servlet spec, or any of that nonsense. Developers can take Canteen, build installers and distribute their web applications to end users just as easily as they might distribute ordinary desktop software.

Here is an article on Canteen on the O'Reilly web site. Here is a link to the canteen.zip file (apx. 3MB) referenced in the article.

Here is a sample web page to try Canteen out.

Feel free to make contact if you have any questions!

If there is sufficient interest, I'll set up a discussion group, post additional files and updates, etc. If you're pointing to Canteen, please use the URL:

http://www.cascadetg.com/canteen/