Ametys on MassiveGRID PaaS
Ametys is an open-source Java web content management system built for institutions with many contributors and large, structured sites: universities, local governments and associations. The MassiveGRID PaaS package deploys Ametys with its Java application server and database in one click.
Both buttons open the MassiveGRID PaaS dashboard with Ametys pre-selected. The trial needs no credit card.
Ametys Package Facts
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Package | Ametys |
| Type | Application (installs a complete environment) |
| Category | Websites & CMS |
| Software vendor / project | Anyware Services |
| Licence | Apache License 2.0 (open source) |
| Runtime / stack | Java application server (Tomcat), relational database |
| Regions | New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore |
| Billing | Pay-per-use from $2.46/month ($0.003372/hour), no licence fee |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card |
| Uptime SLA | 100% |
What is Ametys?
Ametys was created by the French company Anyware Services and is widely used in French higher education and the public sector. It combines a rich in-page editing interface, similar to a word processor, with a strong content model that supports structured pages, shared content between sites, forms, newsletters and course catalogues. Editors work in a desktop-like interface while developers extend the platform with Java plugins.
Running Ametys means running a Java servlet container and a database with adequate heap for the CMS and its search index. The marketplace package handles that provisioning, so a web team can evaluate or launch Ametys in minutes rather than spending a day on server setup.
What the Ametys Package Deploys
Marketplace packages are not bare container images. One click provisions a complete, production-shaped environment on MassiveGRID infrastructure.
- Java application server: Tomcat running the Ametys CMS and front-office web applications, with JVM settings matched to the cloudlet allocation.
- Relational database: A linked database container for Ametys content, users and configuration.
- Persistent data directory: Uploaded files, indexes and site data on persistent storage with snapshot support.
- Built-in domain and SSL: Immediate HTTPS access to the back-office and public site.
Why Teams Choose Ametys
Editor-friendly interface
Contributors edit pages in place with a familiar ribbon interface and see exactly what visitors will see.
Multi-site and shared content
Run dozens of departmental sites from one installation while sharing news, events and directories between them.
Structured and reusable content
Content types, metadata and references make it possible to publish a course catalogue or organisation chart once and reuse it everywhere.
Java extensibility
Plugins written in Java integrate identity providers, student information systems and other institutional back ends.
How to Install Ametys on MassiveGRID PaaS
Installing the package takes three steps and a few minutes of waiting. No servers to provision, no configuration files to edit.
Open the installer
Click Install with free trial or Install to my account. The MassiveGRID PaaS dashboard opens with the Ametys package pre-selected, so nothing has to be copied or pasted.
Sign up or sign in
New to the platform? Sign up for the free 14-day trial, which needs no credit card. Existing customers sign in with their usual dashboard credentials.
Choose region and deploy
Name the environment, pick New York, London, Frankfurt or Singapore, and confirm. The platform builds every Ametys node, wires them together and hands you the live URL and credentials.
Who Runs Ametys on PaaS
Universities and schools
Institutional websites with many faculties and hundreds of contributors.
Local and regional government
Public portals with accessibility and multilingual requirements.
Associations and federations
Organisations that run a main site plus many member or chapter sites from one platform.
Why Run Ametys on MassiveGRID PaaS
Built for uptime. Ametys runs on MassiveGRID's high-availability platform, where every environment is covered by a 100% uptime SLA. Nodes live on redundant hosts, storage is replicated, and failed containers are restarted or migrated automatically.
Pay for what you use. Billing is hourly and per cloudlet (128 MiB RAM plus 400 MHz CPU). Vertical auto-scaling adds and removes cloudlets as load changes, so a quiet Ametys environment costs a few dollars a month and a busy one grows without a migration. Full details are on the PaaS page.
Your choice of jurisdiction. Deploy in New York, London, Frankfurt or Singapore and keep data inside the region your users or regulators require. MassiveGRID is ISO 9001 certified and GDPR compliant, and has run hosting infrastructure since 2003.
No lock-in. The package is a standard Jelastic Packaging Standard (JPS) manifest. You keep root-level access to the containers, can export the manifest, and can move the workload to any other Jelastic-compatible platform or to your own servers at any time.
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