This document provides a guide to creating Debian packages for automatic deployment of Mule applications. It discusses commonly used deployment methods for Mule apps like the Mule Management Console REST plugin and manual zip file copying. The document focuses on using the Jdeb library to create Debian packages from Mule projects, allowing deployment on any platform with Java support. Steps outlined include defining app variables, including the Jdeb plugin, defining profiles and control files, creating the Debian package, and installing it. Future integration with Nexus and Jenkins is mentioned.

1. Creating Debian
Package in Mule
Apps - Part 1
A guide by Alex L. Fernandez

2. Debian
deb is the extension of the Debian software
package format and the most often used name for
such binary packages

3. How we usually deploy
Mule Apps?

4. 1.MMC Rest Plugin(Mule EE
only)

5. <plugin>
<groupId>org.mule.tools</groupId>
<artifactId>mule-mmc-rest-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.1.1</version>
<configuration>
<muleApiUrl>http://mmc:8080/mmc/api</muleApiUrl>
<name>${project.artifactId}</name>
<version>${build.number}</version>
<serverGroup>${serverGroup}</serverGroup>
<username>admin</username>
<password>admin</password>
</configuration>
</plugin>
Use the plugin

6. 2. Manual copying of Zip File
to Mule Server App path

7. Drop File to /opt/mule/apps

8. 3. Creating a Debian
Package for automatic
deployment

9. https://github.com/tcurdt/jdeb
This library provides an Ant task and a Maven plugin to create Debian packages from Java builds in a truly cross
platform manner. Build your Debian packages on any platform that has Java support. Windows, Linux, OS X - it
doesn't require additional native tools installed.
Use Jdeb for Creating a debian
Package

10. Using it in a mule project
mule project?

11. 1. Define the app variables

12. 2. Include JDeb Plugin

13. 3. Define Profiles

14. 4. Define control files

15. 4.1 Define a control file

16. 4.2 Do something first before install
the mule apps

17. 4.3 Do something after installation of
the mule app

18. 5. Create the Debian package and install it
1. Execute mvn clean install in the mule app
2.
3. Install the debian package
dpkg mule-app-deb9an-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.zip

19. Up next
Using nexus and jenkins in the creating of debian package to package
installation

20. References:
https://pragmaticintegrator.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/automated-deployment-with-mule-
management-console-and-maven/
https://github.com/tcurdt/jdeb