The Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Console is a lightweight, open source console that you can use to manage your WebLogic Server domain running anywhere, such as on a physical or virtual machine, in a container, Kubernetes, or in the Oracle Cloud. The Remote Console does not need to be colocated with the WebLogic Server domain. You can install and run the Remote Console anywhere. You simply start the console server, display the console in your browser, and connect to the Administration Server of the domain using WebLogic REST APIs.

The Remote Console is fully supported with WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3, 12.2.1.4, and 14.1.1.

The WebLogic Server Remote Console provides an alternative WebLogic Server administration GUI that enables REST-based access to WebLogic management information, in alignment with current cloud-native trends. When connected to a WebLogic domain using the Remote Console, you can:

• Configure WebLogic Server instances
• Configure WebLogic Server clusters
• Configure WebLogic Server services, such as database connectivity (JDBC), and messaging (JMS)
• Deploy and undeploy applications
• Start and stop servers and applications
• Monitor server and application performance
• View server and domain log files
• View application deployment descriptors
• Edit selected runtime application deployment descriptor elements

If you are already familiar with the WebLogic Server Administration Console deployed as part of your WebLogic domain, you'll notice these key differences in the WebLogic Server Remote Console:

• The user interface has been completely redesigned to conform to the Oracle Alta UI Design system and the Oracle Redwood theme included with Oracle JET.
• The configuration and monitoring content is separated into separate pages in the Remote Console. In the WebLogic Server Administration Console, the configuration and runtime information is presented on one page.
• The Change Center is now expressed as a shopping cart.
• Instead of logging directly into the Administration Console deployed in a WebLogic domain, the Remote Console connects to the Administration Server in a WebLogic domain, with the credentials supplied by the user, using WebLogic REST APIs.

The Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Console project repository is located at GitHub-URL. You can download a console.zip installer, or build the console from source. In this version, the console consists of the Remote Console JAR file, associated libraries necessary to use the console, and a web application that provides an extension that you can configure in your WebLogic Server domain. The extension provides additional functionality that is not available with the console only. Although installing the extension is optional, we recommend that you install it to get the optimum functionality from the Remote Console.

To install the software, simply unzip the console.zip installer on a machine that has JDK 11 installed. After unzipping the archive, the console is ready to use. You simply start the console application, enter the console URL in a browser, and provide the Administration credentials and URL for the domain of your choice.

For details about installing and running the Remote Console using the ZIP installer, see Install and Configure the WebLogic Server Remote Console.

To build the Remote Console from source, see the Developer Guide.

See the following list of Known Issues, limitations, and workarounds.

• For information about the console user interface, see Console Design and Usage Notes.
• For information for tuning the environment, see Tuning the Remote Console Environment.
• For information for developers, such as building the Remote Console from source, see the Developer Guide.
• For information to help troubleshoot configuration issues, see Troubleshoot.