Service Information, Groups, and Folder Locations

Setting up the MATLAB^® Web App Server™ creates two services and folders for uploading apps, capturing logs, and managing the server configuration.

Service Info

Operating System	Server Service Information	Apps Service Information
Windows®	Account Name: MwWebAppServerR2025a Service Name: mw-webapps-R2025a	Account Name: MwWebAppWorkerR2025a Service Name: mw-webapps-launcher-R2025a
Linux®	Account Name: MwWebAppsServerR2025a Service Name: mw-webapps-R2025a Service File: /etc/systemd/system/mw-webapps-R2025a.service	Account Name: MwWebAppsWorkerR2025a Service Name: mw-webapps-launcher-R2025a Service File: /etc/systemd/system/mw-webapps-launcher-R2025a.service
macOS (Intel® processor)	Account Name: MwWebAppsServerR2025a Service Name: com.mathworks.mw-webapps-R2025a Service File: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mathworks.mw-webapps-R2025a.plist	Account Name: MwWebAppsWorkerR2025a Service Name: com.mathworks.mw-webapps-launcher-R2025a Service File: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mathworks.mw-webapps-launcher-R2025a.plist

Groups

Operating System	Group Name	Description
Windows	MwWebAppAuthorsR2025a	Members of this group can upload applications to the server.
Linux	MwWebAppsAuthorsR2025a	Members of this group can upload applications to the server.
macOS (Intel processor)	MwWebAppsAuthorsR2025a	Members of this group can upload applications to the server.

Folder Locations

Operating System	Folders
Windows	Apps Folder: %ProgramData%\MathWorks\webapps\R2025a\apps Logs Folder: %ProgramData%\MathWorks\webapps\R2025a\logs Config Folder: %ProgramData%\MathWorks\webapps\R2025a\config
Linux	Apps Folder: /local/MathWorks/webapps/R2025a/apps Logs Folder: /local/MathWorks/webapps/R2025a/logs Config Folder: /local/MathWorks/webapps/R2025a/config
macOS (Intel processor)	Apps Folder: /Library/Application Support/MathWorks/webapps/R2025a/apps Logs Folder: /Library/Application Support/MathWorks/webapps/R2025a/logs Config Folder: /Library/Application Support/MathWorks/webapps/R2025a/config