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§Play 2.1 documentation
Play is a high-productivity Java and Scala web application framework that integrates the components and APIs you need for modern web application development.
Play is based on a lightweight, stateless, web-friendly architecture and features predictable and minimal resource consumption (CPU, memory, threads) for highly-scalable applications thanks to its reactive model, based on Iteratee IO.
§Getting started
- Installing Play
- Creating a new application
- Anatomy of a Play application
- Using the Play console
- Setting up your preferred IDE
- Sample applications
- Security policy
§Working with Play
§Detailed topics
- The Build system
- Working with public assets
- Working with the in-memory H2 database
- Managing database evolutions
- Configuration file syntax and features
- Deploying your application
§Additional documentation
§Hacking Play
§Modules and plugins
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