MATLAB: Can MATLAB Web App Server be set up on a non graphical system

Question

Can MATLAB Web App Server be set up on a command-line system?

Answer 1

For MATLAB Compiler releases prior to release R2020a, installing MATLAB Web App Server requires a graphical interface to use and configure.

As of release R2020a, there are now two variants of the MATLAB Web App Server:

- The development server as included with MATLAB Compiler, this still requires a graphical interface for installation and configuration

- A separate MATLAB Web App Server product:

https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab-web-app-server.html

This product can be installed and configured without a graphical interface. You could first install the product and MATLAB Runtime using their non-interactive install methods:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/install/ug/install-noninteractively-silent-installation.html

https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2020a/compiler/install-the-matlab-runtime.html#bvf6bih-3

And you then use the command-line scripts to setup and start the instance:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/webappserver/ug/set-up-matlab-web-app-server.html