Welcome to Apache OFBiz! All you need to run OFBiz is a 1.8 (version 8) JDK (not just the JRE, the full JDK). http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html You can load the demo data (strongly advised if you are new to OFBiz) with the following command on the command line from the OFBiz home folder (in Unix-like operating systems type "./ant" rather than "ant" to use the embed ant version if you haven't installed it on your system) : ant load-demo Then start OFBiz: ant start (or "java -Xms128M -Xmx512M -jar ofbiz.jar") (you can also run directly "ant load-demo start") Once OFBiz starts, you can look at the demo storefront at: https://localhost:8443/ecommerce the back office at: https://localhost:8443/ordermgr and the administration interface at: https://localhost:8443/webtools You can log in with the user "admin" and password "ofbiz". To stop OFBiz: ant stop To get the list of available commands: ant -p You will also find several platform dependent scripts in the "tools" folder (for example for Windows and Unix-like operating systems, the startup scripts are startofbiz.bat and startofbiz.sh). Note that the default configuration uses an embedded Java database (Apache Derby) and embedded application server components such as Tomcat, Geronimo (transaction manager), etc. For more details about OFBiz please visit the OFBiz Documentation page: http://ofbiz.apache.org/documentation.html In this page you will find links to useful guides such as: * "Demo and Test Setup Guide" * "Basic Production Setup Guide" * "A Beginners Development Guide" If you would like to get in touch with the OFBiz community of users and developers, the following page will help to get started: http://ofbiz.apache.org/community.html 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 =========================================================================