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Also, instructions are provided below for increasing the amount of memory allocated to Servoy, which can enhance overall performance.

Modifying Database Connection Settings

Users can access the servoy.properties file found in the ../application_server/ folder (found in the root installation folder) to modify database connection settings.

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Servoy also provides additional database connection configuration via the Resources Project while working on a solution. For details see Working with Database Servers.

Creating the Servoy Repository

The Servoy Repository, a set of tables in the database underlying the nameserver connection 'repository_server' is required to run Servoy. The repository is installed if you choose the bundled PostgreSQL option, but it will need to be manually installed if you choose the full-featured PostgreSQL installation or if you choose to connect to an existing database.

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Executing the above command starts the Servoy Application Server and will create or upgrade the table structure required for the Servoy Repository to the version that the Servoy Application Server requires.

Creating the Servoy Repository

The Servoy Repository, a set of tables in the database underlying the nameserver connection repository_server, is required to run Servoy. The repository is installed if you choose the bundled PostgreSQL option, but it will need to be manually installed if you choose the full-featured PostgreSQL installation or if you choose to connect to an existing database.

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Executing the above command starts the Servoy Application Server and will create or upgrade the table structure required for the Servoy Repository to the version that the Servoy Application Server requires.

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Increase Memory Allocations

The startup configuration file can be modified to increase the memory allocated to Servoy, which can improve overall performance. 

1. Open the ../developer/Servoy.ini file in a text editor. (For Mac users, this file is exposed when you view the Servoy application package contents and browse to the MacOS folder.)
2. Change the -Xmx argument, for example, from "-Xmx512m" to "Xmx1024m."
3. Restart Servoy to effect the changes.

Install Mozilla XulRunner as internal browser

Servoy Developer uses a browser component in several locations, like the Developer Start Page and the updated Form Editor for Servoy Mobile in Servoy 7.4.

By default the browser component used is the default browser of the operating system, so Internet Explorer on Windows or Safari on OSX. 

In case of issues with the default browser (especially with the Form Editor), it is possible to install a FireFox based browser component called XulRunner into Servoy Developer, which will then be used instead of the default browser.

The XulRunner browser is available as plugin and can be installed using the following steps:

• Go to Help -> Install New Software...
• Select the Xulrunner Plugin update site from the available sites or use https://www.servoy.com/developer/xulrunner if the Xulrunner Plugin update site is not available
• Follow the steps of the installation wizard to install the plugin

• After the plugin is installed and before Servoy Developer is restarted the servoy.ini file in the {servoyInstall}/developer directory needs to be updated. Add the following line to the end of this file:
  

   

  -Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.DefaultType=mozillaAfter restart of Servoy Developer the XulRunner browser component will be used as browser component inside Servoy Developer

Running Servoy Developer on Java 7 on MAC OSX

If running Servoy Developer on OSX and there is a need to run Java 7 (for example for JavaFX integration ), some extra steps are required, as due to a bug in Eclipse (on which Servoy Developer is based), the process of running Servoy Developer on Java 7 is not as straight forward.

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