PAS for OpenEdge can be installed as either a server for developing and testing web applications or as a production server for application deployment. PAS for OpenEdge has three products with different licensing:
  • A development mode product: Progress Development Application Server for OpenEdge (Progress Dev AS for OE in the licensing) is configured as a web server for developing and testing OpenEdge applications.
  • A production mode product: Progress Production Application Server for OpenEdge (Progress Prod AS for OE in the licensing) is configured as a secure web server for OpenEdge application deployment.
  • A limited production mode product: Progress Application Server for OpenEdge Lite (PASOE Lite in the licensing) is configured as a secure web server for OpenEdge application deployment.

    For more information, see PAS for OpenEdge Lite.

The development mode product comes with the base OpenEdge installation, while the production mode product requires an additional license.

A production instance of PAS for OpenEdge is not meant to be used out of the box. The production product enforces the current security best practices followed by many other current web-based products. You must make a number of configuration changes before you can run and deploy your applications to a production instance.

Progress recommends that you stage your instance using a production license. The staging environment is a test sandbox that replicates the production servers and environment.