How to Install OFBiz on Windows 10

Apache OFBiz is an open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) application that provides a suite of business applications that integrate and automate various business processes. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OFBiz on a Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install Java Development Kit

OFBiz requires Java to be installed on the machine. If you don't already have Java installed on your machine, download and install the latest version of Java Development Kit (JDK) from the Oracle website.

Step 2: Install Apache Ant

OFBiz requires Apache Ant to build and compile the application. If you don't already have Ant installed on your machine, download and install the latest version of Apache Ant from the Apache Ant website.

Step 3: Download and Extract OFBiz

Download the latest version of OFBiz from the official website. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a suitable location on your machine.

Step 4: Build OFBiz

Open the command prompt and navigate to the OFBiz install directory. In the command prompt, enter the following command:

ant clean-all load-demo start

This will build and compile OFBiz, load the demo data and start the application.

Step 5: Access OFBiz

Once the application is up and running, open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/. This will take you to the OFBiz login page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install OFBiz on a Windows 10 machine. OFBiz is an enterprise-grade ERP system that can help streamline business processes and integrate various business applications. With a little effort, you can have OFBiz up and running on your machine in no time at all.

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