Payara Server 7.2026.6 Community, a production hardened, GlassFish derived Jakarta EE and MicroProfile application server, on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg. Full web admin console plus asadmin CLI for deploying WAR and EAR applications, a demo Servlet and JSP app included out of the box, admin console on loopback behind nginx, application traffic direct on port 8080, and the domain on a dedicated data disk. A unique admin password is generated on first boot from a per build random secret, never a shared or published default. CDDL 1.1 and GPL 2.0 with classpath exception licensed.
## Payara Server on Ubuntu 24.04 by cloudimg
Payara Server is a production hardened, GlassFish derived Jakarta EE and MicroProfile application server. It brings enterprise Java features such as clustering, hot deploy, JPA, JMS and CDI support, together with a full web based admin console and the asadmin command line for deploying applications, managing resources and tuning the runtime. Deploy the cloudimg image and you have a ready to use Jakarta EE application server.
## What is included
* Payara Server 7.2026.6 Community installed from the official Payara distribution and run as the payara system service on OpenJDK 21
* The relocated domain1 directory (config, deployed applications, logs) on a dedicated Azure data disk at /var/lib/payara
* The admin console bound to loopback 127.0.0.1:4848, fronted by nginx on port 80 with an unauthenticated health endpoint
* Application HTTP traffic served directly on port 8080, including a minimal demo Servlet and JSP application proving real dynamic execution
* A unique admin password generated on first boot from a per build random secret (never a hardcoded literal, never committed to source) and written to a root only file, so no shared or default admin password ever ships
* payara and nginx as systemd services
* 24/7 cloudimg support