Apache OFBiz is an open-source enterprise resource planning system that offers a suite of business applications for various industries. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OFBiz on Void Linux.
Before starting the installation process, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
The first step is to download the OFBiz binary package from the official website.
$ wget https://downloads.apache.org/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-17.12.03.zip
Unzip the package to your preferred directory:
$ unzip apache-ofbiz-17.12.03.zip -d /opt
To configure OFBiz, navigate to the apache-ofbiz-17.12.03 directory:
$ cd /opt/apache-ofbiz-17.12.03
Next, create a new configuration file with your preferred text editor:
$ vi framework/base/config/ofbiz-containers.xml
Add the following configuration to the file:
<container name="catalina-container" class-name="org.apache.ofbiz.webapp.container.CatalinaContainer">
<property name="port" value="8080"/>
<property name="securePort" value="8443"/>
<property name="shutdownPort" value="8005"/>
<property name="maxThreads" value="200"/>
<property name="minSpareThreads" value="10"/>
<property name="connectionTimeout" value="20000"/>
<property name="redirectPort" value="8443"/>
</container>
Save and exit the file. This configuration sets up the Catalina container for OFBiz.
To start OFBiz, navigate to the apache-ofbiz-17.12.03 directory and run the following command:
$ ./gradlew cleanAll loadAll start
This will start the OFBiz web server on port 8080.
To access OFBiz, open your preferred web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/.
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install and configure OFBiz on Void Linux. You can now use OFBiz to manage your business applications. Have fun!
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