How to Install Apache OFBiz CRM and ERP Platform on Ubuntu Linux

Apache OFBiz is an open source, Java-based web framework that provides an enterprise-wide ERP / CRM platform for businesses that want to manage their customer relationships and employees…

OFBiz is very flexible and comes with a wide range of modules, including Accounting, Order Management & E-Commerce, Warehousing and Inventory, and many more right out of the box.

When looking for an enterprise ERP, CRM, and Product & Catalog Management platform for your business, OFBiz is a good place to start. This open source is built on the Java framework and offers features that help you run your business and collaborate with your customers.

People, companies, projects, or opportunities — all can be managed in an easy and intuitive interface…

This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install Apache OFBiz on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04 LTS system.

When you’re ready to install OFBiz, follow the steps below:

Install OpenJDK 8

Since Apache OFBiz is a Java-based framework, you must install JAVA to run it. To do that, run the commands below…

sudo apt update
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk

That should get OpenJDK 8 installed and configured….

Run the commands below to see if Ubuntu recognizes Java and whether is correctly installed.

java -version

You should see the output below:

openjdk version "1.8.0_212"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_212-8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.04.1-b03)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.212-b03, mixed mode)

The commands above should configure Java to work and function with Ubuntu.

Install and Configure Apache OFBiz

Now that Java is installed and configured, run the commands below to download the latest Apache OFBiz.

At the time of this writing, the latest version is 16.11.05

cd /tmp
wget http://apache.claz.org/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-16.11.05.zip

After downloading, run the commands below to extract and move into the local bin folder.

unzip apache-ofbiz-16.11.05.zip
sudo mv apache-ofbiz-16.11.05 /usr/local/apache-ofbiz

Next, change into the OFBiz directory and run the commands below to load its default data. This may take a while for some systems.

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

When all packages are downloaded and installed, you should see a completion message below:

BUILD SUCCESSFUL

Total time: 8 mins 21.608 secs
This build could be faster, please consider using the Gradle Daemon: https://docs.gradle.org/2.13/userguide/gradle_daemon.html

After that load some more demo data. You may not want to include demo data if you’re installing in a production environment. If you’re just testing, then run the commands below:

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

Finally, start OFBiz by running the commands below:

./gradlew ofbiz

That should start up OFBiz service.

Open a browser and go to

https://localhost:8443/ordermgr/control/main
https://localhost:8443/ecommerce  ==>  for the eCommerce application
https://localhost:8443/ecomseo   ==>  for the eCommerce application
https://localhost:8443/webtools   ==>  for the WebTools application or
https://localhost:8443/catalog      ==>  for the Catalog Manager application.

The default administrative account is username: admin password: ofbiz.

Enjoy!

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured the Apache OFBiz application on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04 LTS

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