Installing OpenKM 5.1.7

OpenKM is an open source Document Management System

Prerequisites
JDK

Versions used
OpenKM 5.1.7
Oracle JDK 1.6.0_21

Steps

• Download the zip package from the openkm website, openkm.com
• Extract the zip file to a directory of your choice e.g. c:\openkm
• Create a file in the C:\openkm\jboss-4.2.3.GA\bin directory named start.bat with the following contents

run.bat -b 0.0.0.0

• Create a file in the C:\openkm\jboss-4.2.3.GA\bin directory named stop.bat with the following contents

shutdown.bat -S

• Run the start.bat file in the C:\openkm\jboss-4.2.3.GA\bin directory
• Wait for jboss to finish starting (until "server started in ..." is displayed)
• Using a browser, navigate to localhost:8080/OpenKM
• Use the username/password combination of okmAdmin/admin to log in. The username is case sensitive.
• Use the File | Exit menu to logout
• Edit the C:\openkm\jboss-4.2.3.GA\OpenKM.cfg file, changing the hibernate.hbm2ddl line from create to none so that it looks as follows

hibernate.hbm2ddl=none

• Stop openkm by running the stop.bat file in the C:\openkm\jboss-4.2.3.GA\bin directory
• Restart openkm by running the start.bat file in the C:\openkm\jboss-4.2.3.GA\bin directory
• Installation is complete

Increasing permgen space

• Edit the run.bat file in the C:\openkm\jboss-4.2.3.GA\bin directory. Edit the line

set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Xms128m -Xmx512m

So that it looks something like this

set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Xms128m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m