There are a number of software requirements for installing (or deploying) Alfresco Content Services using the new deployment
mechanism.
You'll find a list of prerequisites in the GitHub project documentation.
Note that the VERSIONS.md file in GitHub lists the supported versions.
Note: The images downloaded directly from Docker Hub, or Quay.io are for a limited trial of the Enterprise
version of Alfresco Content Services that goes
into read-only mode after 2 days. You can request an extended 30-day trial license to increase the trial
period. Apply it to your running system by following the steps in Uploading a new license.
Note: Alfresco customers can
request Quay.io credentials by logging a ticket at Alfresco
Support. These credentials are required to pull private (Enterprise-only) Docker
images from Quay.io.
Here, you can review the requirements for your chosen deployment method.
Requirements for using Helm charts
To deploy Alfresco Content Services using Helm charts, you need to install the following software:
- AWS CLI - the command line interface for Amazon Web Services.
- Kubectl - the command line tool for Kubernetes.
- Helm - the tool for installing and managing Kubernetes applications.
- There are Helm charts that allow you to deploy Alfresco Content Services in a Kubernetes cluster, for example, on AWS.
- See Deploying Alfresco Content Services with Helm charts on AWS for more.
- Kops - this helps you to manage a Kubernetes cluster.
- Minikube - this allows you to run a Kubernetes cluster locally.
- Note that Minikube isn't supported, and is only used to assist testing deployments locally, and for evaluations.
- See Deploying with Helm charts using Minikube for more.
Requirements for a manual install using a distribution zip containing
WAR files
To install Alfresco Content Services using the distribution zip, make sure that the required software is available on your system:
- Java
- Application server: Apache Tomcat
- Database: PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Message broker: ActiveMQ
- LibreOffice
- ImageMagick
For a list of supported components and versions, refer to the VERSIONS.md file in the distribution zip.
See Installing using distribution zip for more.
Java requirements
OpenJDK 11 is recommended.
Requirements for using docker-compose (recommended for evaluations
only)
- Docker (latest stable version)
- This allows you to run Docker images and docker-compose on a single computer.
- Docker Compose
- Docker Compose is included as part of some Docker installers. If it's not part of your installation, then install it separately after you've installed Docker.
Note: Check the prerequisites for your operating system, both for Docker and Docker
Compose, using the links provided.
See Deploying using Docker Compose for more.