Install Magnolia
This page provides instructions on how to do a basic installation of Magnolia using the Magnolia CLI. You should do this before starting the Hello Magnolia for front-end developers tutorial.
This tutorial is based on version 4 of Magnolia CLI. |
Get Java
Magnolia needs at least a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run.
Check if there’s a version of Java already installed on your computer by opening the terminal or command prompt and typing java -version
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If the system reports a version number, Java is installed on your computer.
See Certified stack to confirm that the version installed is supported. |
On Windows, you need a Java SE Development Kit (JDK). The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is not enough because the Tomcat application server does not recognize it.
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JRE is for users who run Java programs on their computers.
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JDK is for developers who write Java-based applications.
Download and install JDK.
By default, JDK is installed at C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-<version>\
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For Mac, you need to download or update to Java 11
or higher.
After reviewing and agreeing to the terms of the license agreement, download the file, then double-click it to launch the installation wizard and follow the installation instructions.
The installation directory varies from one Linux system to another.
On Debian-based distributions, JREs or JDKs are usually installed in /usr/lib/jvm/
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Get node.js
Magnolia CLI is an npm package providing a command line interface (CLI) tool to set up and facilitate light development with Magnolia. The Magnolia CLI tool runs on Node.js. If you do not have Node.js installed, go to Node.js and download and install the latest LTS version.
To check the version of your node installation, run the following command in a shell:
node -v
Get Magnolia CLI
The steps below leverage version 4 of Magnolia CLI. |
Run the following command in a shell to install Magnolia CLI:
You must use CLI version 4.0.12 or later to install Magnolia 6.3 .
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Node.js, you may have to execute the command above with root
permissions. Without installation permissions you will notice messages
such as npm ERR! in the shell. |
If the installation is successful, you see the following or a similar output in the shell:
/usr/bin/mgnl -> /usr/lib/node_modules/@magnolia/cli/bin/mgnl.js
> spawn-sync@1.0.15 postinstall /usr/lib/node_modules/@magnolia/cli/node_modules/spawn-sync
> node postinstall
+ @magnolia/cli@2.2.0
added 209 packages in 11.40
Once you have installed Magnolia CLI, test the installation by running the following command in the shell:
mgnl help
Usage: mgnl <command> [options] A tool to setup and facilitate light development with Magnolia CMS Options: -v, --version output the version number -h, --help output usage information Commands: jumpstart download and setup a Magnolia CMS instance for development. start start up a Magnolia CMS instance. To stop it, enter CTRL-C add-availability add component availability. build scan a node_modules folder for npm packages with the keyword "magnolia-light-module" (in package.json) and extract them to a directory of choice. create-app create an app. create-block create a block. create-component create a component and optionally add availability for it. create-content-type create a content type. create-light-module create a light module. create-page create a page template. create-virtual-uri create a virtual uri mapping. customize-local-config extract "mgnl-cli-prototypes" folder and "mgnl-cli.json" file to customize CLI configuration. install install a light module from npm to the local Magnolia instance. search search for a light module on npm. tab-completion install tab autocomplete feature for Bash, zsh or PowerShell version display mgnl and node.js versions help [cmd] display help for [cmd] mgnl: 3.1.0 node: v8.10.0 os: linux
Installing Magnolia with CLI only
Use the jumpstart
command to install Magnolia. This command downloads,
unpacks and pre-configures a Magnolia bundle of your choice.
The
Similarly, to install a specific Magnolia version, use the
To see a list of options available for any Magnolia CLI command, use the command together with the
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To install Magnolia:
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Change to the directory to where you want to install the Magnolia bundle. For example:
cd /Users/<username>/dev/
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Execute the Magnolia CLI v4
jumpstart
command:mgnl jumpstart
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Choose the
magnolia-community-demo-webapp
containing Magnolia Community Edition bundled with the Travel Demo and a Tomcat server. It creates folders for the Tomcat server and for the light modules according to the CLI configuration.Once the setup operation is complete, you should see a message similar to this one:
info Magnolia has been successfully setup for light development! info You can now open a new terminal tab or window and start it up with the CLI command 'mgnl start' info Magnolia will be ready after a few seconds at localhost:8080/magnoliaAuthor. Username and password is superuser
The following files and folders are created:
dev/ ├── apache-tomcat/ │ ├── bin/ │ ├── conf/ │ ├── lib/ │ ├── logs/ │ ├── temp/ │ └── webapps/ ├── light-modules/ └── downloads/
Start Magnolia with CLI
Go to the parent directory of the apache-tomcat
directory and execute
the Magnolia CLI start
command:
mgnl start
When starting for the first time, Magnolia runs a web update and automatically installs all its modules.
Login
Go to http://localhost:8080/magnoliaAuthor
and sign in as a superuser
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Username:
superuser
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Password:
superuser
Magnolia is ready to use.
superuser is a system administrator account that
has permissions to do everything. It is useful for testing.
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