OpenCms installation overview

This section includes the installation details for the server and clients. If you encounter problems during the setup you can't solve by yourself, you can post your problem to the OpenCms mailing list.

If you are new to OpenCms, here's a tip on how to proceed:

  1. Have a look at the Server installation  page to get an impression of the OpenCms setup. To complete the picture, check out the Client setup guide.
  2. Now you know what you are up to. If this seems too complex, maybe you should contact one of the professional OpenCms solution providers for help.
  3. Download the latest major release of OpenCms.
  4. Download the latest documentation.
  5. Install OpenCms according to the Server installation page.
  6. Before logging in to the OpenCms workplace, configure your browser(s) as described in the Client setup guide.
  7. Congratulations, you now have a running OpenCms website containing some demo pages and contents. You should have a look at the modules download page to obtain additional demo templates or OpenCms enhancements.
  8. Start developing your own site with OpenCms.
  9. If you develop a nice module, template or other enhancement to the system, check out the How to contribute page to learn how you can share your development with the OpenCms community.

Latest News

  • OpenCms 8 content manager user manual now available!

    Dec 22, 2011 - Learn how to create a website within minutes with OpenCms 8. The OpenCms 8 User Manual from Alkacon Software provides a quick non-technical overview of OpenCms 8.

  • Alkacon Software as industrial partner in EU funded project about semantic web technologies

    Dec 13, 2011 - Alkacon Software develops a Google Web Toolkit wrapper for the Vienna IKS Editables (VIE)

  • New OCEE versions for OpenCms available

    Nov 18, 2011 - Alkacon OCEE 3.0.3 extends an OpenCms 8 installation with LDAP, Clustering, Replication and improved performance. OCEE increases scalability, availability and fail-over security of mission-critical high-traffic OpenCms sites of a medium or large Enterprise. Adds HTTP request load balancing and full integration of existing LDAP user directories with the OpenCms permission system.

  • Download OpenCms 8.0.3 now!

    Nov 16, 2011 - Version 8.0.3 comes with numerous useful features and improvements, especially for the sitemap editor and dynamic functions. Select from different model pages - and even edit them - when adding new pages in the sitemap. Dynamic functions now feature "Function pages" and extended formatter configuration options.

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