CFInternals

Deploying ColdFusion on OS X using Parallels - Installation

We've covered the advantages and disadvantages to using Parallels to deploy virtual Windows "servers" on your Mac for development. Now let's get down to it. Here's how to successfully install Parallels, Windows, and ColdFusion on OS X.

Deploying ColdFusion on WINDOWS using Parallels

Just in case you Window's types have been wondering when the OS X lovefest was going to end, I thought I'd mention that almost all of the advantages and disadvantages one gains from deploying multiple Window's VMs on OS X are also accrued when you use Parallels Workstation to deploy multiple Window's VMs under WINDOWS.

Deploying ColdFusion on OS X using Parallels - Linux

Rob Wilkerson responed to my article on Deploying ColdFusion on OS X using Parallels - Disadvantages, reminding me that many of those disadvantages go away if you use Linux instead of Windows as your VM OS.

Deploying ColdFusion on OS X using Parallels - Disadvantages

As I wrote yesterday in Deploying ColdFusion on OS X, there are quite a few advantages in using Parallel's virtual mahine technology to deploy ColdFusion on an Intel Mac running OS X.

But to be fair about it, there's a couple of disadvantages to doing so as well. Let's cover those quickly so we can get to the "how to".

Deploying ColdFusion on OS X using Parallels - Advantages

With the community beta release of Scorpio now available, Apple developers can finally obtain an Intel-compatible version of ColdFusion for OS X. But if you're on a Mac and you need a ColdFusion-based development environment there's another method I want you to seriously consider...