title: Run Java App Locally - How to start appengine-try-java server?
body: <p>I'm just starting with App Engine, and am trying to get a basic Hello World running locally on my machine to test. I've been trying to follow the tutorial for Java <a href="https://console.developers.google.com/start/appengine?_ga=1.40219108.771700088.1424911138" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>
  
  <p>I get as far as running the following commands:</p>
  
  <pre><code>cd appengine-try-java
  mvn package
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>At which point the tutorial insists that the server should be built and run and I should be ready to go, except I just get a "build success" and the server isn't running (The terminal output doesn't hang and wait for Ctrl+C, and I can't access localhost:8080).</p>
  
  <p>I've tried figuring out myself how to use the .war file it gives me to run the server using the Apache Maven, but without any luck. I followed the rest of the tutorial exactly. Any advice on what I'm missing?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>