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==== Persistence (JPA)

Apache Karaf provides JPA persistence providers (such as Apache OpenJPA) to be easy to use (in a OSGi way) and provide
container managed persistence for applications (using Blueprint).

Apache Karaf embeds Aries JPA, providing a very easy way to develop applications that use JPA persistence.

See the developer guide for details about developing applications that use JPA.

===== Persistence engine features

Apache Karaf provides a set of ready to use persistence engine features:

* Apache OpenJPA. The `openjpa` feature installs the `jpa` feature with the Apache OpenJPA as persistence engine:

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karaf@root()> feature:install openjpa
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* Hibernate. The `hibernate` feature installs the `jpa` feature with the Hibernate persistence engine:

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karaf@root()> feature:install hibernate
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* EclipseLink. The `eclipselink` feature will be available in the next Apache Karaf release.