Review the upgrades:
Upgrade 5.0.0 to 5.0.d and Upgrade 5.0.d to 5.1 and Upgrade 5.1 to 201605
Or the newer Alfresco Community 5.x Install Cookbook (Ubuntu 16.04)
http://docs.alfresco.com/community/concepts/welcome-infocenter_community.html
Alfresco comes with Postgres by default, but I prefer MySQL - hence this guide is for MySQL
Requirements
Alfreco
See link for newest requirements
OS and Hardware Settings
Virtual: Why not - the benefist are huge
Preferred OS: Ubuntu LTS 64-bit (this is for a 14.04)
Hardware: At least 2 CPU's and at least 4 GB Ram
Libs
Different Libs for image support (ImageMagick), SWFTools (Flash), etc
sudo apt-get install mysql-server ImageMagick GhostScript smbclient libjpeg62 libgif4 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jon-severinsson/ffmpeg sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ffmpeg sudo apt-get install libart-2.0-2 wget http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/pool/partner/s/swftools/swftools_0.9.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb chmod a+x swftools_0.9.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i swftools_0.9.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb sudo rm swftools_0.9.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice
sudo apt-get install libreoffice sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer fonts-droid
SMTP Access for sending mail
IMAP Access for picking up mail
Installation
Prepare database
Create the Database
mysql> CREATE DATABASE alfresco CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> GRANT ALL on alfresco .* to alfresco@localhost identified by '******'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql>
Install binaries
Download Alfreco from http://www.alfresco.com/products/community
For the binary installer, JAVA is integrated.
MySQL Driver is at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/
chmod +x alfresco-community-5.0.c-installer-linux-x64.bin ./alfresco-community-5.0.c-installer-linux-x64.bin Language Selection Please select the installation language [1] English - English [2] French - Français [3] Spanish - Español [4] Italian - Italiano [5] German - Deutsch [6] Japanese - ??? [7] Dutch - Nederlands [8] Russian - ??????? [9] Simplified Chinese - ???? [10] Norwegian - Norsk bokmål [11] Brazilian Portuguese - Português Brasileiro Please choose an option [1] : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Alfresco Community Setup Wizard. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation Type [1] Easy - Installs servers with the default configuration [2] Advanced - Configures server ports and service properties.: Also choose optional components to install. Please choose an option [1] : 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Select the components you want to install; clear the components you do not want to install. Click Next when you are ready to continue. Java [Y/n] : PostgreSQL [Y/n] :n Alfresco : Y (Cannot be edited) Solr1 [y/N] : Solr4 [Y/n] : SharePoint [Y/n] : Web Quick Start [y/N] : Google Docs Integration [Y/n] : LibreOffice [Y/n] : Is the selection above correct? [Y/n]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation Folder Please choose a folder to install Alfresco Community Select a folder [/opt/alfresco-5.0.c]: /opt/alfresco ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Database Configuration JDBC URL: [jdbc:postgresql://localhost/alfresco]: jdbc:mysql://localhost/alfresco JDBC Driver: [org.postgresql.Driver]: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver Database name: [alfresco]: Username: []: alfresco Password: : Verify: : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tomcat Port Configuration Please enter the Tomcat configuration parameters you wish to use. Web Server domain: [127.0.0.1]: Tomcat Server Port: [8080]: Tomcat Shutdown Port: [8005]: Tomcat SSL Port [8443]: Tomcat AJP Port: [8009]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfresco FTP Port Please choose a port number to use for the integrated Alfresco FTP server. Port: [21]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfresco RMI Port Please choose a port number for Alfresco to use to execute remote commands. Port: [50500]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Admin Password Please give a password to use for the Alfresco administrator account. Admin Password: : Repeat Password: : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfresco SharePoint Port Please choose a port number for the SharePoint protocol. Port: [7070]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Install as a service You can optionally register Alfresco Community as a service. This way it will automatically be started every time the machine is started. Install Alfresco Community as a service? [Y/n]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LibreOffice Server Port Please enter the port that the Libreoffice Server will listen to by default. LibreOffice Server Port [8100]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warning! This environment is not configured optimally for Alfresco - please carefully review this list before continuing. While these issues will not prevent Alfresco from functioning, some product features may be unavailable, or the system may not perform optimally. Insufficient system RAM (4.0GB+): 3.86GB Press [Enter] to continue: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Setup is now ready to begin installing Alfresco Community on your computer. Do you want to continue? [Y/n]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please wait while Setup installs Alfresco Community on your computer. Installing 0% ______________ 50% ______________ 100% Installing 0% ______________ 50% ______________ 100% ######################################### ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Setup has finished installing Alfresco Community on your computer. View Readme File [Y/n]: n Launch Alfresco Community Share [Y/n]: n root@afserver:~#
If You use MySQL, we need to copy in the driver (get it here) first to /opt/alfresco/tomcat/lib:
sudo cp mysql-connector-java-5.1.34-bin.jar /opt/alfresco/tomcat/lib
Then start alfresco:
sudo /etc/init.d/alfresco start Using CATALINA_BASE: /opt/alfresco/tomcat Using CATALINA_HOME: /opt/alfresco/tomcat Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /opt/alfresco/tomcat/temp Using JRE_HOME: /opt/alfresco/java Using CLASSPATH: /opt/alfresco/tomcat/bin/bootstrap.jar:/opt/alfresco/tomcat/bin/tomcat-juli.jar Using CATALINA_PID: /opt/alfresco/tomcat/temp/catalina.pid Tomcat started. /opt/alfresco/tomcat/scripts/ctl.sh : tomcat started root@myserver:~#
See everything is ok:
root@myserver:~# tail -f /opt/alfresco/tomcat/logs/catalina.out
If the database bootstrap fails due to Driver failure, Yo will see:
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Database connection failed: Cannot create JDBC driver of class 'com.mysql.jdbc.Driver' for connect URL 'jdbc:mysql:localhost/alfresco'
Restart install
Easiest way to restart setup is to kill the java process and remove the install dir:
killall -9 java rm -rf /opt/alfresco
Postinstall
Also review http://docs.alfresco.com/community/concepts/prereq-opt-install.html
Move data
You can move the data dir /opt/alfresco/alf_data to another location (Renaming is not recommeded, the "alf_data" name is in several config files allover)
/etc/init.d/alfresco stop cd /opt/alfresco/ mv alf_data /data/ ln -s /data/alf_data . /etc/init.d/alfresco start
Correct Paths
Edit the /opt/alfresco/shared/classes/alfresco-global.properties and check paths
Enable CIFS
Edit the /opt/alfresco/shared/classes/alfresco-global.properties
## CIFS ## cifs.disableNativeCode=false cifs.enabled=true cifs.serverName=alfresco.myserver.dk cifs.domain=MYSERVER cifs.hostannounce=true cifs.sessionTimeout=500 cifs.ipv6.enabled=false cifs.tcpipSMB.port=445 cifs.netBIOSSMB.namePort=137 cifs.netBIOSSMB.datagramPort=138 cifs.netBIOSSMB.sessionPort=139 cifs.WINS.autoDetectEnabled=true
Test CIFS
With the SMB Client You can test and browse:
root@myserver: smbclient -U admin \\\\127.0.0.1\\alfresco Enter admin's password: Domain=[MOS-EISLEY] OS=[Java] Server=[Alfresco CIFS Server 6.0.0] smb: \> ls . D 0 Tue Feb 26 18:39:48 2013 .. D 0 Tue Feb 26 18:39:48 2013 __ShowDetails.exe 393216 Tue Feb 26 18:00:58 2013 __CheckInOut.exe 393216 Tue Feb 26 18:00:58 2013 __Alfresco.url 131 Tue Feb 26 18:00:58 2013 Data Dictionary D 0 Tue Feb 26 08:10:23 2013 Guest Home D 0 Tue Feb 26 08:10:10 2013 User Homes D 0 Tue Feb 26 13:28:42 2013 Imap Attachments D 0 Tue Feb 26 08:10:44 2013 Sites D 0 Tue Feb 26 18:40:03 2013 65535 blocks of size 33553920. 32767 blocks available smb: \>
Enable FTP
Edit the /opt/alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco-global.properties (see http://docs.alfresco.com/4.1/concepts/fileserv-ftp-props.html)
### FTP Server Configuration ### ftp.enabled=true ftp.port=21 ftp.ipv6.enabled=false
Other
Proxy passing
There are good reasons for using an Apache or Traffic Manager in front of the Alfresco Installation, some are:
- No port changing (non-root users can assign to ports below 1024)
- Use of URL Rewrite
- Use of URL Blocking
- Use of Allow/Denial
- SSL offloading/handling outside the Confluence
Se my example in Apache2 Proxy Passing
Trashcan tweaking
Instead of having Alfreso putting deleted files into the contentstore.deleted directory, which has to be cleaned manually, read http://blyx.com/2014/08/18/understanding-alfresco-content-deletion/ and add the amp https://code.google.com/p/alfresco-trashcan-cleaner/ into /op/alfresco/amps/
Edit the /opt/alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco-global.properties
system.content.eagerOrphanCleanup=true trashcan.cron=0 30 * * * ? trashcan.daysToKeep=1 trashcan.deleteBatchCount=1000
Batch upload
Batch upload to Alfresco sites via CIFS
Logfiles
Logrotate
Set up logrotate to avoid ever growing catalina.out log file. Here JIRA_Home is /opt/jira, logs are rotated daily and kept for 7 days:
/opt/alfresco/tomcat/logs/catalina.out {
daily
rotate 7
compress
copytruncate
delaycompress
missingok
size 10M
notifempty
}