Guide - What is a Server Application?

In Phoenix, a Server Application is a set of Blocks that act in concert to provide a unified user service. Example Server Applications include a Mail Server, File Server, Web Server etc. The Server Application is a high level component that contains a set of Block components.

A Server Application requires a number of components other than Blocks to be complete. A Server Application requires configuration files to define Server Application wide settings (threading, security, logging), to define how blocks are wired together, and to define configuration data for the Block instances. A Block can also require other resources that are application specific.

1. What is a Server Application?
2. How do I create a Server Application?
3. config.xml specification
4. assembly.xml specification
5. environment.xml specification