How to Install Apache OFBiz on Linux

Apache OFBiz (The Apache Open For Business Project) is an open source ERP/CRM system from the Apache Foundation starting point for reliable, secure and scalable enterprise solutions. It offering complete accounting/ledger, inventory management, CRM, and project management systems. Also, OFBiz includes a complete CRM system and e-commerce shopping cart. OFBiz offers a solid framework for plugin development allowing complete customization.

This article will help you to install Apache OFBiz on Linux ( CentOS, Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Scientific Linux and Debian ) systems with initial demo data. This tutorial has been tested with CentOS 7 recently.

Step 1 – Install JAVA

Java is the primary requirement for installing Apache OFBiz. It required minimum Java 1.6 to installed on your system. Make sure you have Java installed with the proper version on your system.

# java -version

java version "1.8.0_144"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_144-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.144-b01, mixed mode)

If you do not Java installed, Use below tutorial to install java else ignore it.

For CentOS, RHEL, SL and Fedora Users – Install JAVA 8
For Ubuntu, Debian and LinuxMint Users – Install JAVA 8

Step 2 – Download Apache OFBiz from SVN

Download the latest version of Apache OFBiz from its official download site or its mirror sites. You can also use the below command to download OFBiz 16.11.03 on your systems.

wget http://www-us.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-16.11.03.zip 

let’s extract a downloaded archive file.

unzip apache-ofbiz-16.11.03.zip
mv apache-ofbiz-16.11.03 /usr/local/apache-ofbiz
rm -f apache-ofbiz-16.11.03.zip

Step 3 – Install Apache OFBiz

Now build this release, navigate to the OFBiz directory and use gradlew command to load default data. This process will take time to complete.

cd /usr/local/apache-ofbiz
./gradlew cleanAll loadDefault

Step 4 – Install Dataset, Load Demo and Seed Data

Apache OFBiz provides dataset, demo data, and seed data, this data is used for the experiment. This data is unuseful for production setup.

./gradlew "ofbiz --load-data readers=seed"
./gradlew "ofbiz --load-data readers=seed,seed-initial,ext"

Step 5 – Start Apache OFBiz Service

After installing Apache OFBiz, Use following command to start Apache OFBiz service on system.

./gradlew ofbiz

Step 6 – Access Apache OFBiz in Browser

Access Apache OFBiz in browser on port 8443 as below given url and login credentials.

URL:  https://svr10.tecadmin.net:8443/myportal/control/main
Admin Username: admin
Admin Password: ofbiz

Congratulation’s! You have successfully install apache Ofbiz on your Linux system.

References:
http://ofbiz.apache.org/
https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBADMIN/demo-and-test-setup-guide.html