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Installation And Setup

To begin, you will need to install a web application server that supports the 2.4 Servlet specification.

Install a Web Application Server

Any web application server that supports the 2.4 Servlet specification will work with OpenEdit. Here are two choices:

1. Download and follow the installation instructions for Apache Tomcat. Tomcat is the reference application for the 2.4 Servlet specification.
2. Download and follow the installation instructions for Caucho Resin. OpenEdit uses Caucho's high-performance, open source application server called Resin extensively.

Install OpenEdit on your Web Application Server

1. Download ROOT.war
2. Copy ROOT.war into the /webapps/ directory.
3. Start your Web Application Server. ROOT.war will be automatically extracted.
4. Visit http://localhost:8080/

Setup and Configuration

To make changes to your OpenEdit website you must first Sign In.

To access the OpenEdit Sign In screen for your OpenEdit website, use the following relative link based on your root URL:

1. ** /openedit/authentication/logon.html
2. Enter your Account Name or Email Address
3. Enter your Password
4. Default administrator login is admin/admin
5. Click Login

** note - if your site URL were www.myURL.com then you would Sign In using http://www.myURL.com/openedit/authentication/logon.html

Reference Material

• JSR-000154 JavaTM Servlet 2.4 Specification (Final Release)
• Apache Tomcat
• Caucho Resin