JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
DeveloperRed Hat
Stable release
7.4.12 / August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07)
Preview release
8.0 Beta / December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15)
Written inJava
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeApplication server, Web application framework
LicenseGNU Lesser General Public License
Websitewww.redhat.com/en/technologies/jboss-middleware/application-platform

The JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (or JBoss EAP) is a subscription-based/open-source Java EE-based application server runtime platform used for building, deploying, and hosting highly-transactional Java applications and services developed and maintained by Red Hat. The JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is part of Red Hat's Enterprise Middleware portfolio of software. Because it is Java-based, the JBoss application server operates across platforms; it is usable on any operating system that supports Java. JBoss Enterprise Application Platform was originally called JBoss and was developed by the eponymous company JBoss, acquired by Red Hat in 2006.

Summer 2025, Red Hat announced that the JBoss and similar product lines and support contracts will remain at Red Hat, but the middleware development team would move to parent company IBM - and come under the same management as the WebSphere development team.