Installing the dotCMS on Windows System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/200x Server 1GB free RAM 500mb Free HD Space Installation Notes: By default, the dotCMS Windows installer will install the following: 1) Java Runtime Enviroment 6 Update 16 2) Postgresql 8.3 - installed as a service 3) dotCMS (current version release) binary 4) dotCMS (current version release) source code Inital Startup after Installation The first time dotCMS starts up, it performs a number of startup actions. These actions can take up to 5 minutes to complete (please be patient). These startup actions include: 1) Building the initial db schema 2) Importing inital site, folders, content and assets 3) Performing a reindex of all content Administrative Login To login to your installed dotCMS system, browse to: http://localhost/c and login with u: test@dotcms.org p: test Running as a Windows Service By default, dotCMS will install a windows service that will start when you computer starts up. This service is dependet on the PostgreSQL service that is installed as well. In order to modify the startup parameters, memory, etc for the service, you will need to edit the file: \bin\windows_service\conf\wrapper.conf Changing Database Parameters dotCMS can run against 4 different types of databases. Your database settings can be found here: \conf\Catalina\localhost\ROOT.xml If you change the db type or database name, make sure that the database you point to already exists. dotCMS will not automatically create the db for you, though it will create the schema and the inital starter site. Server Logs If you experience any issues, the first place you should look is at the server logs. These can be found here: \logs\wrapper_YYYYMMDD.log