How to Install Alfresco Community Edition on Fedora CoreOS

Alfresco Community Edition is an open-source document management system that allows users to manage and collaborate on documents, files, and other content. In this tutorial, we will explain the steps to install Alfresco Community Edition on Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install Docker

We will use Docker to deploy Alfresco Community Edition on Fedora CoreOS. Follow these steps to install the Docker container runtime:

  1. Open a terminal window

  2. Update the package list:

    sudo dnf update
    
  3. Install the Docker package:

    sudo dnf install -y docker
    
  4. Start the Docker service:

    sudo systemctl start docker
    

Step 2: Download Alfresco Community Edition

  1. Navigate to the Alfresco Community Edition download page: https://www.alfresco.com/products/community/download

  2. Click on the "Download Now" button to download the latest version.

  3. Extract the downloaded file using the command:

    unzip -q alfresco-community-installer-*.zip -d alfresco-installer
    
  4. Change the working directory to the extracted folder:

    cd alfresco-installer
    

Step 3: Deploy Alfresco Community Edition in Docker

  1. Create a new Docker network:

    sudo docker network create alfresco-network
    
  2. Run the following command to deploy Alfresco as a Docker container:

    sudo docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
    
  3. Wait for the container to deploy and start up.

Step 4: Access Alfresco Community Edition Web Interface

Once the Alfresco Community Edition container is running, you can access its web interface by following these steps:

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://IP_ADDRESS:8080/share.
  2. Enter admin as the username and admin as the password.
  3. You should now have access to the Alfresco Community Edition web interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Alfresco Community Edition on Fedora CoreOS. You can now start managing and collaborating on documents and other content.

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