Apache openCRX is a Java-based web framework that provides an enterprise-wide CRM platform for businesses that want to manage their customer relationships. openCRX is very flexible and comes with a wide range of modules, including sales generation, sales fulfillment, marketing and service activities to customers, partners, suppliers, and many more right out of the box. When looking for an open-source enterprise CRM platform for your business, openCRX is a good place to start. This open source is built on the Java framework and offers features that help you run your business and collaborate with your customers. For more about openCRX, please check its homepage. To get started with installing Apache openCRX on Ubuntu, please follow the steps below:
Install OpenJDK 8
Apache openCRX is a Java-based app so you’ll need Java installed. First, download the Java 8 Development Kit: either the official Oracle JDK or Open JDK For this tutorial, we’re going to install OpenJDK. To do that, run the commands below: After installing Java, you can verify it by running the commands below: It should output something similar as shown below: After, continue below to install Apache Ant.
Download and Install Ant
Apache Ant is also required to run openCRX. If you want to manually download and install Apache Ant yourself, simply follow the steps below: You can download Ant distribution from the Apache Ant website. Currently, the latest release of Ant is version 1.10.7. To download, run the commands below, then extract them. The above command will unpack the Ant distribution to /usr/local/apache-ant-1.10.7 Next, create a symbolic link to the Ant distribution by running the commands below. After that, create an ant.sh file at /etc/profile.d folder. Copy and paste these lines into the file and save it. Save the file and exit. After that, run the command below to activate the above environment variables. You can verify the Ant version by running the commands below: Notice the latest version is now used? This is how to install Apache Ant on Ubuntu.
Download and install openCRX
Now that Java and Ant are installed, run the commands below to download and install the openCRX package. At the time of this writing, the latest version of openCRX is 4.2.0. You can download the latest from the link below: https://sourceforge.net/projects/opencrx/files/opencrx/4.2.0/ Or use the commands below: After downloading the file, run the commands below to run the installer. That should begin the installer wizard. Follow the screenshots below to set up your environment. Select the home directory of your JDK 1.8 installation (automatically selected if the environment variable JAVA_HOME is set) – for example,/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64 – and then click Next to continue: Select the home directory of your Ant installation (automatically selected if the environment variable ANT_HOME is set correctly) – for example /usr/local/ant – and then click Next to continue: Select the installation directory – for example /home/crx/opencrxServer-4.2.0 – and then click Next, continue. Note that if you choose to create a new directory you will have to confirm your choice by clicking OK in the respective pop-up. Verify the configuration and click Next to continue. Next, create a shortcut for the current user and continue After that, the setup should be complete. Launch the shortcut Start openCRX Server 4.2.0 (8080). If you did not create the shortcuts (or if the installer could not create them) you can start openCRX Server with the command: That should startup the server. Next, open your browser and browse to the server’s IP address or hostname and port #8080 followed by: opencrx-core-CRX Log in with the username and password below: Username: admin-Root Password: admin-Root To change the admin username and password, open the configuration file below: Then edit the highlighted line shown below: Save the file and exit That’s it! Conclusion: You have learned how to install Apache openCRX on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04. If you find any error above, please use the form below to report it. Thanks,
