How to Install Alfresco Community Edition on Ubuntu Server Latest

Alfresco Community is a free and open-source document management system that offers a powerful set of features for managing and sharing business content. Installing Alfresco Community on Ubuntu Server is an easy and straightforward process. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Alfresco Community Edition on Ubuntu Server Latest using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before we get started with the Alfresco Community installation process, here are some prerequisites to consider:

• Ubuntu Server Latest
• At least 4GB of RAM
• JDK 8 or 11
• PostgreSQL 9.x or higher or MySQL 5.6.x or higher
• Alfresco Community Edition

Step 1: Install JDK

The first thing you need to do is to install the latest version of JDK 8 or 11. You can follow the steps below to install JDK 11:

1. Update the apt package index: sudo apt-get update.

2. Install the OpenJDK 11 package: sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk.

3. Verify that the installation was successful: java -version.

Step 2: Install PostgreSQL

Alfresco Community requires a relational database management system (RDBMS) to store its data. You can use either PostgreSQL or MySQL.

In this tutorial, we will use PostgreSQL. If you don't have PostgreSQL installed, you can follow the steps below to install it:

1. Update the apt package index: sudo apt-get update.

2. Install the PostgreSQL package: sudo apt-get install postgresql.

3. Verify that the installation was successful by checking the PostgreSQL version: postgresql --version

Step 3: Configure PostgreSQL

After installing PostgreSQL, you need to configure it for Alfresco by creating a new database, user, and password.

1. Create a new PostgreSQL user: sudo -u postgres createuser --pwprompt alfresco.

2. Create a new PostgreSQL database: sudo -u postgres createdb alfresco.

Note: You can change the database and user names as per your preference.

3. Set the password for the alfresco user.

Step 4: Download Alfresco Community Edition

You can download the latest version of Alfresco Community Edition from the official website.

1. Go to the Alfresco Community Edition download page.

2. Under the Community Edition section, download the latest version of Alfresco Community by clicking the Download button.

Step 5: Install Alfresco

1. Extract the downloaded Alfresco Community distribution package: tar -xvzf alfresco-community-distribution-*.zip.

2. Navigate to the extracted directory: cd alfresco-community-distribution-*.

3. Execute the installation script: ./alfresco-community-installer*.bin.

4. Follow the prompts and provide the information required for the installation process.

Note: During the installation process, select PostgreSQL as the database option and provide the database details you created in Step 3.

5. Once the installation process is complete, start the Alfresco service using the command: sudo systemctl start alfresco.

Step 6: Verify the Installation

1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://<your_server_ip>:8080/share.

2. Enter the default admin credentials (admin/admin) to log in.

You should now see the Alfresco dashboard, confirming that you have successfully installed Alfresco Community Edition on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Conclusion

We hope that this tutorial has helped you install Alfresco Community Edition on Ubuntu Server Latest. Alfresco is a powerful and feature-packed document management system that can help improve your business's content management and sharing requirements. Be sure to explore Alfresco's capabilities further to learn more about its capabilities.

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