Configuring IBM App Connect Enterprise
You can set up your application development environment to create, test, and deploy message flows and associated resources, and then configure IBM® App Connect Enterprise to run in a production environment, either on premises or in a container. Alternatively, you can download an image from https://hub.docker.com/r/ibmcom/ace/ and run it in a Docker container, or you can create your own Docker images.
About this task
IBM App Connect Enterprise provides an integration server component and an integration node component. You can configure an integration node as the central point of administrative control over a set of owned integration servers (typically in an on-premise environment), or you can configure integration servers that are run independently from any integration node (typically in a container environment).
This flexibility enables you to develop a solution that is best suited to the environment in which you intend to run your App Connect Enterprise applications. You can use integration nodes to provide management and control of your integration server processes, and to configure administration security for your resources. Alternatively, you can choose to develop and deploy your applications to an independent integration server quickly and easily, without the need to create and configure an integration node.
For information about configuring integration nodes and integration servers, see Configuring integration nodes and Configuring integration servers.