eXo Blog Extension

A simple multi-user blog extension for eXo Platform social intranet. It's a showcase of eXo content management capabilities.

You can discuss or find help on Blog Extension Community Space

Target : eXo Platform 4.0

How to Install

You can install the extension very easily using the add-ons manager

Using the Add-ons Manager (recommanded)

./addon.sh --install exo-blog-extension:1.1.0

If you don't have it already, you can quickly install the add-ons manager :

cd platform-4.0.5/
curl -L http://sourceforge.net/projects/exo/files/Addons/Add-ons%20Manager/addons-manager-1.0.0-alpha-2.zip/download -o addons-manager-1.0.0-alpha-2.zip
unzip addons-manager-1.0.0-alpha-2.zip

Using the Extensions Installer

If you don't want to install the add-ons manager on your eXo, you can still rely on the build-in extension.sh script that ships with eXo Platform 4.0.

cd platform-4.0.5/extensions
curl -L http://sourceforge.net/projects/exo/files/Addons/Blog%20Extension/exo-blog-extension-1.1.0.zip/download -o exo-blog-extension-1.1.0.zip 
unzip exo-blog-extension-1.1.0.zip
cd ..
unzip exo-blog-extension-1.1.0.zip
./extension.sh -i exo-blog-extension-1.1.0

How to Build

Step 1 : Build

Prerequisite : install Maven 3.

git clone https://github.com/exo-addons/blog-extension.git
cd exoblog

then build the project with maven :

mvn clean install

./deploy.sh -m

Step 2 : Deploy

Prerequisite : install eXo Platform 4.0 Tomcat bundle and rename it tomcat/

./deploy.sh -u

cp config/target/blog-config*.jar tomcat/lib
cp webapp/target/blog.war tomcat/webapp

Step 3 : Run

Use eXo start script :

cd tomcat 
./start_eXo.sh

./deploy.sh -r

Now, point your browser to http://localhost:8080/portal/intranet/blog and login with john/gtn

deploy.sh help

./deploy.sh -h

Script usage :
  ./deploy.sh [-r] [-c] [-t TOMCAT_HOME_DIRECTORY_PATH] [-d PLF_DATA_DIRECTORY_PATH] [-w PLF_WEBAPP_DIRECTORY_PATH]
     -r              start or restart the Tomcat server     (default: do nothing)
     -m              build / rebuild with maven             (default: do nothing)
     -u              update the project binaries in Tomcat  (default: do nothing)
     -c              cleanup the Tomcat Platform            (default: do nothing)
                       (data + logs + temp)
     -t <path>       the Platform Tomcat directory          (default: tomcat)
     -d <path>       the Platform data directory            (default: <TOMCAT-DIR>/gatein/data)

  You can combine the r / m / u / c switches together to chain several actions.
  For exemple you can rebuild the project, update the binaries and restart the tomcat with the following command :
     ./deploy.sh -m -u -r

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