Multiple Instances in ColdFusion 7

I've always been aware that you could create multiple instances in ColdFusion, but I always thought it would be some complicated arcane process. So up until recently, I never felt compelled to attempt it. In reality I found it to be rather easy and have successfully created multiple instances in ColdFusion 7.0 using both Apache 2.0 and IIS 6.0 webservers (Yes, I know, there are newer versions out there, but we can't all be cutting edge). In my research, I noticed that while the documentation available on the internet was sufficient, it was a little sparse. So I hope by sharing my notes that I will help someone else as well.

ColdFusion

Create showInstance.cfm in a new web folder:

<cfobject action="create" type="java" class="jrunx.kernel.JRun" name="jr">
<cfset servername = jr.getServerName()>
<cfoutput>JRun Server Name: #servername#</cfoutput>

Create instance in cfadmin

• Enterprise Manager > Instance Manager
• Add New Instance
• Server Name: whatever you want to call the instance
• Server Directory: let CFadmin handle this
• Create From EAR/WAR: leave blank
• check Create Windows Service
• check Auto Restart Service
• Submit
• Wait...

Edit JRun4/servers/________/SERVER-INF/jrun.xml

• search for JRunProxyService
• change deactivated from true to false
• note port

APACHE Web Server

Edit httpd.conf

add virtual mapping 
JRunConfig Serverstore "C:/JRun4/lib/wsconfig/1/jrunserver.store"
JRunConfig Bootstrap 127.0.0.1:_____ *port goes here
JRunConfig Apialloc false

Web Server Configuration Tool

• Add
• JRun Host: localhost
• JRun Server: select instance created in CFadmin
• Web Server: select Apache
• Configuration Directory: browse to where httpd.conf is located
• check Configure web server for ColdFusion MX applications
• OK

Apache Service Monitor

• Stop Apache
• Start Apache

IIS Web Server

Create web site

• Run Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
• Expand local computer
• Right click on Web Sites and select New > Web Site
• Next
• Description: type name of new website
• Enter the IP address to use for this Web site: (All Unassigned)
• TCP port this Web site should use: 80
• Host header for this Web site: same as recorded in DNS or hosts file
• Next
• Path: Browse to the folder you created above
• Next
• Next
• Finish
• Right click your new site and select New > Virtual Directory
• Next
• Alias: CFIDE
• Path: Browse to wherever your CFIDE folder is, for example: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CFIDE\
• Next
• Next
• Finish

Web Server Configuration Tool

• Add
• JRun Host: localhost
• JRun Server: select instance created in CFadmin
• Web Server: select Internet Information Server (IIS)
• IIS Web Site: select the site you created above
• check Configure web server for ColdFusion MX applications
• OK

Test your new instance

Open your browser to new site and verify that it is running the new instance with showInstance.cfm