Possible to Run Normal Java File Via Browser?

Question

I've coded a game in Eclipse (still working on it), is it possible to run it's jar file in browser so that anyone can play right from their browsers instead of downloading jar file? I.e I upload it on my website so that anyone can play right from the link I provide them.

Answer 1

Consider using Java Web Start with JNLP. You can host a JNLP file on a web server somewhere, along with your jar, and users can use a desktop shortcut pointing to the link, or a browser to open your app. (Using a browser will require having a web page with an applet tag: the article mentions how to do this but doesn't separate the two.)