: Host And Expose Application to local small network I developed a little application (web application) using JavaEE+MySql. I try to keep some data and .. from time to time to get some reports

@Speyer207

Apache makes a fine choice for local networking for web & Java Applets

Apache is absolutely fine for local hosting onto a internal network, in fact its actually very simple and you should find almost everything out of the box works for you since you shouldn't need to open any ports since normally by default these are open for local networks. In regards of MySQL its a lot easier to install phpmyadmin and adjust the user accounts via a dashboard or alternatively install something like webmin which can help install and setup other server applications.

Tomcat Apache

Also you could always install Tomcat onto of Apache should you want to keep it all Linux based which in my honest opinion tends to be easier to manage but some people prefer windows so its down to preference I guess.

Other stacks can assist

If you get stuck at any point try server fault, unix and linux or if you install ubuntu try askubuntu, the guys on these stacks are really helpful and should be able to help you with any problems you run into.

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