creating a domain with WLST

in WLS 12.1 + the config.sh script no longer supports a silent installation

./config.sh -silent -response response_file

see Document "Can config.sh be Run in Silent or Non-GUI Mode in Weblogic 12c ? (Doc ID 2370636.1) "

"The configuration tool only works in GUI mode with 12.1.x and above. In order to create a domain without using a GUI the WLST tool will need to be used. "


this is really stupid, 99% of Linux machines are headless

and using UI defeats automation



here how to create a domain with WLST:

https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1221/wls/WLSTG/domains.htm#WLSTG429

but when you do:

selectTemplate('Base WebLogic Server Domain')

you get a

Caused by: com.oracle.cie.domain.script.ScriptException: 60708: Template not found.

60708: Found no templates with Base WebLogic Server Domain name and null version

60708: Select a different template.

        at com.oracle.cie.domain.script.ScriptExecutor.selectTemplate(ScriptExecutor.java:556)

        at com.oracle.cie.domain.script.jython.WLScriptContext.selectTemplate(WLScriptContext.java:580)

do a showAvailableTemplates()


'20849: Available templates.\n20849: Currently available templates for loading: WebLogic Advanced Web Services for JAX-RPC Extension:12.2.1.3.0\nWebLogic Advanced Web Services for JAX-WS Extension:12.2.1.3.0\nWebLogic JAX-WS SOAP/JMS Extension:12.2.1.3.0\nBasic WebLogic Server Domain:12.2.1.3.0\nWebLogic Coherence Cluster Extension:12.2.1.3.0\n\n20849: No action required.\n'



so the solution is


selectTemplate('Basic WebLogic Server Domain', '12.2.1.3.0')


To find out more info on the domain template (like wls.jar) open its template-info.xml