Installing

How to get the Hippo components, whether you want to build from source code, or install a pre-built binary distribution.

Hippo CMS and Repository require either Java 1.4 or Java 5 to run. Java 6 compatibility is planned for the next major versions.

Installing Binary and Sourcecode Distributions

Building Hippo CMS from Source — Here we describe how to get the Hippo CMS source code from our versioning system, and how you can build, install and run it.
Building Hippo Repository from Source — Get the Hippo Repository source code from the Hippo Subversion Repository and build, install and run it.
Configuring the Hippo Repository — How to make configuration changes to the Hippo Repository
Deployment on Application Containers using WARs
Getting a Subversion Client — To be able to get the source code for the Hippo Projects, you will need a client for Subversion, the versionning system.
Getting all of the Code — How to get all of the Hippo Code
Hippo CMS v6.03 to v6.04 upgrade path — Step by step guide for upgrading Hippo CMS to version 6.04.
Hippo CMS v6.04 to v6.05 upgrade path — Step by step guide for upgrading Hippo CMS to version 6.05.
Initializing the Hippo Repository — Before using the CMS you will need to initialize the repository with a default content structure and Hippo CMS specific privileges. This can be done using the Hippo repository preparation tool
Installing Cocoon from Source — How to get a version of Cocoon in which you can run your own Hippo Site projects.
Installing Hippo CMS Binary — How to download, install and run Hippo CMS so you can edit the content of a Hippo Repository.
Installing Hippo Cocoon Maven plugin — How to install the Hippo Cocoon Maven plugin, so you can build your own Hippo Site projects, made from the Hippo Site Skeleton.
Installing Hippo Fortress Maven plugin — How to install the Hippo Fortress Maven plugin.
Installing Hippo Management Maven plugin — How to install the Hippo Management Maven plugin, so you can easily deploy your sites and the Hippo CMS to remote unix and linux servers.
Installing Hippo Repository Binary — How to download, install and run the Hippo Repository, so you can serve content to a Hippo CMS or your own Hippo Site.
Installing Maven
Linux init scripts
Starting Fortress — Starting Fortress on different platforms
Switching between JDKs

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