Getting started with Demo Portal

This page describes how to install the Demo Hippo Portal using the provided installer.

Download

  • The installer comes with a Tomcat version and an installed Derby database. You can download the installer Hippo Portal Demo installer. Double click the jar file or run it with java -jar. It will install the demo portal.
  • In order to run the portal you will also need a repository with content. Unzip this Hippo Repository at a desired location. Startup the repository from the bin directory by typing wrapper -c wrapper.conf on Windows systems. On Linux-like systems, use fortress.sh, more info here on hippocms.org.

Running the demo

  • Once the demo is installed go to the installation directory. The demo is a tomcat installation with configuration files, database and portal wars already available. If the repository is already running the only thing to do is startup tomcat. This can be done by the startup script in the bin directory. Once started (this takes a couple of seconds the first time) go to http://preview.localhost:8080/demo-portal/ to view the portal preview.

    NB! both preview.localhost and intranet.localhost domains should be configured to map to localhost.
  • If you already have tomcat installed and cannot get it started you might want to clear the CATALINA_HOME variable. You can also try building demo-portal from source and install in a tomcat installation of your choice.