How to Install Alfresco Community Edition on FreeBSD Latest

Alfresco Community Edition is an open-source content management system that you can use to manage your documents, records, and other content. In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install Alfresco Community Edition on the FreeBSD Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A FreeBSD Latest instance with root access
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A web browser to access Alfresco Community Edition interface

Step 1 - Download Alfresco Community Edition

First, we need to download the latest version of Alfresco Community Edition from the official website. Here are the steps to download it:

1. Open a web browser and go to https://www.alfresco.com/products/community/download.
2. Click on the "Download Now" button located under the "Alfresco Community Edition" section.
3. Select the desired version and click on the download button.

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Before we start the Alfresco Community Edition installation process, we need to install the required dependencies. Here are the commands to install the dependencies:

sudo pkg install openjdk8
sudo pkg install bash
sudo pkg install unzip
sudo pkg install rsync
sudo pkg install imagemagick
sudo pkg install libreoffice

Step 3 - Extract Alfresco Community Edition

After downloading Alfresco Community Edition, we need to extract the contents of the ZIP file. Here are the steps to extract it:

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where the ZIP file is saved.

2. Use the following command to extract its contents:

   sudo unzip alfresco-community-installer-<version>.zip
   

   Note: Replace <version> with the version number you downloaded.

Step 4 - Run the Alfresco Installer

Now, we need to run the Alfresco installer script to start the installation process. Here are the steps to run the script:

1. Navigate to the "alfresco-community-installer-" directory:

   cd alfresco-community-installer-<version>
   

2. Make the installer script executable:

   chmod u+x alfresco-community-installer-<version>.bin
   

   Note: Replace <version> with the version number you downloaded.

3. Run the installer script:

   sudo ./alfresco-community-installer-<version>.bin
   

   Note: Replace <version> with the version number you downloaded.

4. Follow the prompts displayed on the screen to select the installation directory, database settings, and admin password.

5. Once the installation is complete, you will see the message "Alfresco Community Edition has been successfully installed."

Step 5 - Start Alfresco Community Edition

After completing the installation process, we need to start Alfresco Community Edition. Here are the steps to do so:

1. Navigate to the installation directory:

   cd /opt/alfresco-community
   

2. Start the Alfresco Community Edition server:

   sudo ./alfresco.sh start
   

3. Wait for a few minutes until the server is fully started.

4. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/share/ or http://:8080/share/ to access the Alfresco Community Edition interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Alfresco Community Edition on the FreeBSD Latest operating system. You can now start using Alfresco Community Edition to manage your documents, records, and other content. Enjoy!

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