Technical Manual
3. Installing CMDBuild
3. Installing CMDBuild 3.1. Getting started CMDBuild can be installed in different ways, the installation via GUI is suggested. Anyhow the following list of software are required before the installation: •
PostgreSQL database (it must be started and accessible)
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Tomcat application server (only if manual installation is performed)
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the DMS Alfresco (or others supporting the CMIS protocol, if you intend to use the management of attached documents)
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the Java environment
As a first step is therefore necessary to ensure downloading and installing these products, retrieving them from the links mentioned in the previous chapter. Warning: you must to be careful to use directories not containing spaces within the entire path.
3.2. CMDBuild installation After obtaining and installing the previously required programs we can proceed with the CMDBuild installation. The installations files are provided on the official CMDBuild website at the following link: http://www.cmdbuild.org/en/download/ A .war file is provided to proceed with both graphical or manual installation.
3.3. CMDBuild installation via GUI (Windows and Linux) To simplify the standard installation and configuration of CMDBuild, a guided GUI installation has been provided for both windows and unix operating systems. Once having downloaded the .war file open a terminal (on linux) or a cmd window (on windows) and move to the folder containing the .war file. To run the GUI type the following command: java -jar cmdbuild.war -v This command will launch the graphical interface like in the following screenshot: By clicking “install CMDBuild V3” we’ll be taken to the first configuration steps:
CMDBuild – Open Source Configuration and Management Database
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