11.2. Setting OSGi Framework and Initial Container Properties

There are a number of configuration properties that are set when a container is bootstrapped. These properties include the container's name, the default features repository used by the container, the OSGi framework provider, and other settings. These properties are specified in two property files in the etc folder:

The etc/config.properties file contains the properties used to specify which OSGi framework implementation to load and properties for configuring the framework's behaviors. Table 11.2, “Properties for the OSGi Framework” describes the key properties to set.

The etc/system.properties file contains properties that configure how various aspects of the container behave including:

Table 11.3, “Container Properties” describes some of the common properties.