OFBiz is an open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) system. It can be used for managing various aspects of a business such as finances, products, suppliers, and customers. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install OFBiz on a Fedora server.
OFBiz requires JDK version 8 or higher to be installed on your system. To install JDK on Fedora, run the following commands:
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
Verify that JDK is installed by running the command:
java -version
Apache Ant is a Java library and command-line tool used for building software. OFBiz uses Ant to build and deploy its web applications. To install Ant on Fedora, run the following command:
sudo dnf install ant
Verify that Ant is installed by running the command:
ant -version
Go to the OFBiz website https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html and download the latest release in the zip format.
Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest release:
sudo dnf install wget
wget https://downloads.apache.org/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-17.12.03.zip
Unzip the downloaded file using the command:
unzip apache-ofbiz-17.12.03.zip
To build and run OFBiz, navigate to the unzipped folder and run the following command:
./gradlew cleanAll loadAll start
This command will clean the existing build, load the sample data, and start the OFBiz server.
After the build is complete, you can access the OFBiz application by navigating to http://localhost:8080/catalog in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we discussed how to install OFBiz on a Fedora server. We installed the necessary prerequisites, downloaded the application, and built and ran it. OFBiz is now ready to be used as a centralized system for managing various aspects of your business.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
