This topic applies to WebSphere Application Server Liberty V8.5.5.9 and earlier. For the latest Liberty topics, see the WebSphere Application Server Liberty documentation.
Starting and stopping a server from the command line
You can use the server tasks to start or stop a server.
About this task
The wlp/bin directory contains a
script called server to help
with controlling the server process. The syntax of this script is as follows:
server action serverName [options]
For available values of [options], see server command options.
Note: If a server is not specified on the command line, the action is
performed against the default server instance, defaultServer, if it
exists.
Procedure
Example
To start or stop a server by using the server script on Windows
systems:
server.bat start serverName
server.bat stop serverName
To start or stop a server by using the server script on other
systems:
server start serverName
server stop serverName