Hi everybody I just completed a small server proje...

# server

[Hai Tran]

Hi everybody
I just completed a small server project using Ktor, now I want to run it on a leased server, so how can I package it as well as protect the source code, like creating a APKs on Android?

[Big Chungus]

Package it as fat jar (google shadow plugin to do it for you) and deploy it as systemd (google) service on linux server

[Big Chungus]

Additionally you could build a native image via graalvm to further protect your code

[kenkyee]

You can't do graalvm native for ktor easily AFAIK... Unless they added it recently?
You need quarkus, micronaut etc...

[asad.awadia]

Make a docker image and run that on the server

[ql562482472]

maven OR gradle?

[Hai Tran]

@ql562482472 im using Gradle

[Hai Tran]

@asad.awadia that’s good choice

[ql562482472]

gradle build,and you will have xxx.jar,copy to server ，java -jar xxx.jar

[Hai Tran]

@ql562482472 Does it protect the source code?

[ql562482472]

NO, you can use proguard to protect code ; or you use kotlin ,many kotlin byte code is diffcult to Decompile

[Hai Tran]

OK!, thank you guys! 😄