Nathan Popham wrote:
I've tried with ssh, but it returns a permission error, and I don't see how anything I start with ssh will continue for longer than the ssh is open, anyway. Can I use some sort of software, or do I need to get physical access to the server to run it continuously?
Servlets are for building web applications.
As Paul said, if you've got a standalone Java application working then you probably don't need to write servlets.
What you do need, is a quick tutorial on Unix.
Specifically, you'll want to look up
chmod which is the command for changing file permissions.
You should also look up nohup (No Hangup) which will allow you to start a process that will keep running after you log off.
I'm going to move this to our Unix forum where you can get more help with these commands.
As was mentioned earlier, if you're renting space on someone else's server, you probably won't be granted permission to bind to your own ports to run your chat server.
You'll have to check with whomever you're renting from.