svn commit: r1392791 - /activemq/trunk/assembly/src/release/user-guide.html

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Author: davsclaus
Date: Tue Oct  2 08:41:45 2012
New Revision: 1392791

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1392791&view=rev
Log:
AMQ-4089: Polished the user guide in the kit.

Modified:
    activemq/trunk/assembly/src/release/user-guide.html

Modified: activemq/trunk/assembly/src/release/user-guide.html
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/activemq/trunk/assembly/src/release/user-guide.html?rev=1392791&r1=1392790&r2=1392791&view=diff
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--- activemq/trunk/assembly/src/release/user-guide.html (original)
+++ activemq/trunk/assembly/src/release/user-guide.html Tue Oct  2 08:41:45 2012
@@ -31,24 +31,67 @@ Welcome to Apache ActiveMQ. This documen
 <h2>Running the broker</h2>
 
 <p>
-From the binary distribution you can run the Apache ActiveMQ server pretty easily via the bin/activemq command.
+From the binary distribution you can run the Apache ActiveMQ server via the bin/activemq command.
 If you're using Windows, just type
 </p>
 <pre>
     cd bin
-    activemq
+    activemq.bat
 </pre>
 <p>
 On Unix-like systems, type
 </p>
 <pre>
-    cd bin
-    activemq console
+    ./bin/activemq console
 </pre>
 <p>to start the broker in foreground.</p>
 <p>
 The Apache ActiveMQ broker should now have started
 </p>
+<p>
+Tip: If you run the bin/activemq command without any arguments it will output usage.
+</p>
+
+To stop the broker you can press ctrl + c to stop the process.
+
+<h2>Running the broker in the background</h2>
+
+<p>
+The broker can be started as a background process via the bin/activemq command
+on Unix-like systems, type
+</p>
+<pre>
+    ./bin/activemq start
+</pre>
+<p>to start the broker in background. The broker will write to its log in the data/activemq.log file.</p>
+
+<h2>Stopping the broker</h2>
+
+<p>
+The broker can be stopped via the bin/activemq command
+If you're using Windows, just type
+</p>
+<pre>
+    cd bin
+    activemq.bat stop
+</pre>
+<p>
+On Unix-like systems, type
+</p>
+<pre>
+    ./bin/activemq stop
+</pre>
+<p>to stop the broker.
+
+
+<h2>Access the web console</h2>
+
+In a web browser you can access the url <a href="http://0.0.0.0:8161/admin">http://0.0.0.0:8161/admin</a> to access the ActiveMQ web console.
+
+<h2>Access the web demos</h2>
+
+In a web browser you can access the url <a href="http://0.0.0.0:8161/demo">http://0.0.0.0:8161/demo</a> to access the ActiveMQ web demos.
+
 
 <h2>Running the example programs</h2>
 
@@ -113,6 +156,13 @@ you can specify exact URLs to connect to
     ant producer -Durl=tcp://somehost:port
 </pre>
 
+
+
+<h2>Further Readings</h2>
+
+You can find more details about Apache ActiveMQ at its website <a href="http://activemq.apache.org">http://activemq.apache.org</a>,
+as well the guide <a href="http://activemq.apache.org/version-5-getting-started.html">getting started</a> guide.
+
 </body>
 </html>