Understanding WildFly's directory overview

Now that we have finished installing WildFly, let's look into its folders. This recipe is going to be a little theoretical.

How to do it…

1. Open your terminal and run the following commands:

   $ cd $WILDFLY_HOME
   $ pwd && ls -la
   

2. The output of your commands should be similar to the following image:
   

   WildFly's folders overview

How it works…

The preceding image depicts WildFly's folders in the filesystem. Each is outlined in the following table:

In the preceding table, I've emphasized the "domain" and the "standalone" folders which are those that determine the mode which WildFly will run in: standalone or domain. In the next few recipes, we will have an overview of them, and get a deep insight later in the book.

Note

Hereby, whenever mentioned, WildFly's home will be intended as $WILDFLY_HOME.