This should help you: http://docs.jboss.com/jbossas/guides/installguide/r1/en/html_single/#auto... In short: you either install locally with the GUI and then copy it over, or use the installation configuration script generated with said GUI installer to duplicate an installation or install entirely remotely but then you can only specify the profile & installation location but no enhanced parameters like security or datasource. BTW: I like the "headless" exception :D View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4026533#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...