How to run a standalone OSGi server

This post shows how to run Equinox as an OSGi stand-alone runtime.

Download org.eclipse.osgi_.jar from here. The same jar exists in eclipse installation directory ( plugin folder ). Copy the jar and paste into a new directory.

Example - C:\osgi\org.eclipse.osgi_3.9.1.v20140110-1610.jar

Starting the OSGi server :

java -jar org.eclipse.osgi_3.9.1.v20140110-1610.jar -console                                                                                                                

Basic commands to start with :

• install - Installs the bundle from the given URL

• start - Starts the bundle with the given numeric or symbolic id.

• stop - Stops the bundle with the given numeric or symbolic id.

• ss - Reports a summary status of all installed bundles

• diag - Reports any resolution problems for the bundle with the given numeric or symbolic id.