Install overview - Alfresco Content Services - 23.4 - 23.4 - Ready - Alfresco - external

Alfresco Content Services

Platform
Alfresco
Product
Alfresco Content Services
Release
23.4
License

Use this section to get an overview of the main stages for installing Content Services using the distribution zip. It’s designed for users who just need a simple checklist to follow.

Only the main stages for setting up and configuring Content Services are summarized. These include preparing your system for installation, installing the application, configuring it based on your requirements, and finally, testing and getting familiar with Content Services.

Before you start, validate that you have access to the prerequisite software so you can install them in the right order. This includes a JRE, a supported database, Tomcat application server, a message broker (i.e. ActiveMQ), Alfresco Search Services, and additional components (such as ImageMagick).

Note: ActiveMQ is required when manually installing Content Services 6.2 onwards. For more information on installing and configuring ActiveMQ, see Configure ActiveMQ.

To get started, prepare your production server by installing the prerequisite software (JRE, database, and message broker) before continuing.

  1. Download the distribution zip file by accessing the Support Portal.
  2. Generate certificates for mutual TLS.
  3. Download Tomcat and review the installation steps required.
  4. Set up Tomcat.
  5. Install and configure Content Services.
  6. Install any Alfresco Module Packages such as Alfresco Share, Google Docs Integration, and Alfresco Office Services.
  7. Set up ActiveMQ.
  8. Install third-party software used by Content Services.
    Note: Starting from Content Services 7.0, the alfresco-pdf-renderer binaries are no longer included in the distribution zip. LibreOffice, ImageMagick, and Alfresco PDF Renderer are no longer part of the Content Services zip installation, as they’ve moved to the Alfresco Transform Service installation (see the Install chapter in the Alfresco Transform Service documentation) for non-containerized deployment. You must install LibreOffice, ImageMagick, and Alfresco PDF Renderer with the Transform Service for transformations to be fully functional. For non-containerized deployment, you are also required to install Exiftool. Exiftool will be utilized by the TIKAAuto metadata extraction parser.
  9. Review and test your setup to check that all the installation steps are complete:Start and configure your database.
    1. Start and configure your database.
    2. Start and configure ActiveMQ.
    3. Start the repository.

Follow the remaining links in this guide to see the detailed step-by-step instructions for manually installing Content Services.