plutext-server

Context

plutext-server is the Java-based server component responsible for maintaining the authoritative state of the Word document clients are editing collaboratively.

See an overview of the broader Plutext collaboration solution.

Architecture

It takes the form of a fairly thin layer on top of JCR - currently Alfresco (and soon, Jackrabbit again), but we'd like to support other implementations as well.

This thin layer includes a servlet and a web service

Getting Started

Currently, there is no web-based user self-registration on our test server, so you need to build your own: download / prepare your server development environment.

After that, you need a client. In due course (as per this page), we'll recommend you start by getting a client up and running, before hacking the server.

The web-based interface to the server is provided by Alfresco. You can use it to determine who can access your document. As an end user, you'll mostly use the Word 2007 add-in to upload documents or collaborate around them, and won't need to use the web-based interface to the server much. OLD PAGE: debugging.