Welcome to Apache OFBiz 4.0! If you have a release build all you need to run OFBiz is a 1.4 or 1.5 series JDK (not just the JRE, the full J2SDK). However if you have downloaded ofbiz from SVN then you should load the demo data (strongly advised) with the following command on the command line: ant run-install Once that is properly setup just run the executable jar file that comes with OFBiz, which is ofbiz.jar. To do this on the command line you would run: java -jar ofbiz.jar There are also start scripts for Windows and Unix-based operating systems, namely startofbiz.bat and startofbiz.sh. Once OFBiz starts, you can look at the demo storefront at: http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/ and the administration interface at: http://localhost:8080/webtools/ You can log in with the user "admin" and password "ofbiz". For more details about running a build, or for information on getting, building, and running the source please see the Apache OFBiz Setup Guide: http://docs.ofbiz.org/x/rwM Note that running with the default configuration uses an embedded Java database (Apache Derby), and embedded application server components such as Tomcat, Geronimo (transaction manager), etc. To prepare OFBiz for production use the Basic Production Setup Guide is a great place to start. It is available here: http://docs.ofbiz.org/x/j For additional resources please see the OFBiz web site. Enjoy! ========================================================================= == BIS Crypto TSU exception notice == ========================================================================= This distribution includes cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export to another country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any encryption software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption software, to see if this is permitted. See for more information. The U.S. Government Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has classified this software as Export Commodity Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1, which includes information security software using or performing cryptographic functions with asymmetric algorithms. The form and manner of this Apache Software Foundation distribution makes it eligible for export under the License Exception ENC Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the BIS Export Administration Regulations, Section 740.13) for both object code and source code. The following provides more details on the included cryptographic software: * Various classes in OFBiz, including DesCrypt, HashCrypt, and BlowFishCrypt use libraries from the Sun Java JDK API including java.security.* and javax.crypto.* (the JCE, Java Cryptography Extensions API) * Other classes such as HttpClient and various related ones use the JSSE (Java Secure Sockets Extension) API =========================================================================