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About this guide

This guide describes how to get started with eXo Platform 3.5, especially for:

Through the guide, you can do many administrative tasks when implementing eXo Platform 3.5. The administration of eXo Platform 3.5 is categorized into the following main topics:

  • Installation and Startup: Knowledge of how to install the Tomcat bundle and JBoss EARs and information of eXo Platform profiles.

  • Configuration: Understanding of configuration related to eXo Platform, database, cache, users and gadget proxy, file system paths, mail server, WebDAV Cache Control, Chat Server, OpenOffice Server, Log-in, JCR.|

  • Management: Introduction to eXo Platform management, knowledge of eXo Platform management views.

  • Security: Changes related to the JAAS realm.

  • Backup and Restore: Backup of database and file systems for the JCR index and value storage.

  • Clustering: Changes related to clustering, which are necessary for eXo Platform to work in the cluster mode.

  • Deployment: How-Tos of removing sample applications, deploying a custom extension, setting up Apache Front-end and configuring the session timeout for the web server.

  • Migration: Step-by-step instructions for migrating eXo Platform from 3.0 to 3.5.

  • Organization Integration: Instructions on how to connect eXo Platform to a populated data source, such as LDAP server, MS ActiveDirectory, or Database.