Package Installation

1 Overview

eXo products are Java applications. Running eXo products is a really easy game. Here are the steps to setup, install and run these products from the bundle source.

2 Requirement

Hardware

Processor: 2.0 Ghz or higher.
RAM : at least 512 MB.
Dispace: at least 100MB.

Software

OS: Windows, Linux or Mac OS X.
Java: Java SE 1.5 is required. (Do not use a higher version of Java!)
Browsers: Firefox 2+, Safari or IE 7+.

3 Install Java SE 1.5

eXo products are developed on Java version 1.5, so it's best recommended to download and use this version at Java download page.

4 Download eXo bundle

There are many product bundles released in the bundle download page. Please choose any bundle to download at product bundle download page

5 Setup

• Unzip that package under a path that does not contain any space (in Windows).
• Use terminal or command prompt and change to the /bin directory of the unzipped package directory.
• Run the command:

Windows:
     eXo.bat run    

Linux, Unix and Mac OS: 
     chmod u+x *.sh   
     ./eXo.sh run

6 Run

After everything is successfully setup, you can access eXo products at the default address: "http://localhost:8080/portal". To study and use eXo products, you can navigate to the portal user guide page.

7 Memory Optimization

To tune the memory use and optimization, use a text editor to open and edit the file eXo.bat (Windows) or eXo.sh (Linux, Unix and Mac OS). These following lines can be modified like the one below:

Windows:
     rem set EXO_OPTS="-Dexo.product.developing=true"
     rem set EXO_CONFIG_OPTS="-Dorg.exoplatform.container.configuration.debug"

Linux, Unix and Mac OS: 
     # EXO_OPTS="-Dexo.product.developing=true"
     # EXO_CONFIG_OPTS="-Xshare:auto -Xms128m -Xmx512m -Dorg.exoplatform.container.configuration.debug"