Patent ID: 8775623

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for resolving a port conflict when deploying a first application, wherein deploying the first application comprises installation of the first application, and comprising configuring one or more processors to perform an operation comprising: receiving port configuration information specifying a first port for the first application to use once deployed on a server computer; prior to deploying the first application and without user input, identifying a potential conflict between the first application if deployed using the received port configuration information and a second application that also uses the first port when executed; determining port information for an available port, such that the first application, if deployed using the determined port information for the available port, would not conflict with the second application; prompting for an input selected from at least (i) an approval for deploying the application using the determined port information for the available port; and (ii) alternative port information with which to deploy the first application; and based on the input, deploying the first application on the server computer using one of the determined port information and the alternative port information, instead of using the received port information.