RESTful Java Web Services - Third Edition

Understanding the Jersey server-side configuration properties

Each application is different and must be tuned separately. Things that work for one application do not necessarily work for another. Keeping this point in mind, Jersey offers various server-side configuration properties to optimize the runtime performance of RESTful web services. The following table lists some of the core properties that you may find useful while tuning RESTful web APIs.

To view the complete list of configuration properties offered by Jersey, visit the following Appendix page in the Jersey User Guide:  https://jersey.github.io/documentation/latest/appendix-properties.html

Here are a few major configuration properties with a detailed explanation for each: