OFBiz (Apache Open For Business) is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system that provides a suite of business applications that are customizable and extensible. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OFBiz on a Windows 11 computer.
Prerequisites
- Windows 11 installed on your computer
- Java 8 or higher installed on your computer
- Internet connection
Installing OFBiz on Windows 11
- Download the latest release of OFBiz from the official website: https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html
- Extract the downloaded archive to a desired location on your computer (e.g., C:\ofbiz)
- Open a terminal/command prompt and navigate to the OFBiz directory (e.g., C:\ofbiz)
- Execute the following command to start OFBiz:
gradlew cleanAll loadDefault
Note: This command will clean the OFBiz installation directory and load the default data to the database.
- Wait for the process to complete. This may take several minutes, depending on the speed of your computer and the size of the database.
- Once the process is completed, execute the following command to start the OFBiz server:
gradlew ofbiz
- Wait for the server to start. You should see the following message in the terminal/command prompt:
INFO [main] (OFBiz.java:756) - Starting OFBiz
- Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://localhost:8080/
- You should see the homepage of the OFBiz application. Congratulations, you have successfully installed OFBiz on your Windows 11 computer.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install OFBiz on a Windows 11 computer. Now that you have OFBiz installed, you can start exploring its features and customizing it to meet your business needs. Happy OFBiz-ing!
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