Index: org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.core/jbosscore/org/jboss/ide/eclipse/as/core/publishers/AbstractServerToolsPublisher.java
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--- org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.core/jbosscore/org/jboss/ide/eclipse/as/core/publishers/AbstractServerToolsPublisher.java	(revision 41996)
+++ org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.core/jbosscore/org/jboss/ide/eclipse/as/core/publishers/AbstractServerToolsPublisher.java	(working copy)
@@ -249,9 +249,15 @@
 				resources = ResourceModuleResourceUtil.addFileToModuleResources(
 						tmpTree, new Path("/"), resources, path, childFile); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			}
+
+			File tempDeployFolder = deployRoot.toFile();
+			//JBIDE-12188 : EAP server created by the JBDS installer doesn't create the temp folder 
+			if (!tempDeployFolder.exists()) {
+				tempDeployFolder.mkdirs();
+			}
 			
 			// Make output
-			temp = File.createTempFile(module.getName(), ".tmp", deployRoot.toFile()); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			temp = File.createTempFile(module.getName(), ".tmp", tempDeployFolder); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			IPath tempFile = new Path(temp.getAbsolutePath());
 			IStatus[] e2 = PublishUtil.packModuleIntoJar(moduleTree[moduleTree.length-1].getName(), 
 					resources, tempFile, getPathFilter(moduleTree));;