# `ClassServer`
v2.0_002 Release Notes

### Description

`ClassServer` is a simple HTTP server for serving up JAR and class files.

### Changes since the v1.2.X release

Service Starter Support
  The class server can now be run as a nonactivatable service under the Service Starter, in addition to being run directly from the command line. For example, this allows the class server to be run in the same virtual machine as the nonactivatable services that use it in their codebases, and allows the use of a single command to start up all of them.

Logging
  The class server now logs diagnostic information to the `Logger` named `com.sun.jini.tool.ClassServer`. A list of logged events is given in the `ClassServer` documentation.

API Additions
  A `terminate` method has been added to allow programmatic shutdown of the class server, and the server has been changed to no longer call `System.exit` when shutting down. A `getPort` method has also been added to facilitate programmatic use of the class server.

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