1. Check the prerequisites
2. Register for license key
3. Download, install and run Magnolia CMS
4. Run the Web update
5. Register
6. Log in to author instance
7. Troubleshooting

Check the prerequisites

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Magnolia CMS needs a Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Apple supplies their own version of Java. Most likely you already have it on your Mac. Use the Java Tester to check.

Use the Software Update feature available in the Apple menu to check that you have the most up-to-date version of Java for your Mac.

If you want to switch to a different version of Java, use the Java Preferences application in Applications > Utilities.

Register for license key

Magnolia CMS Enterprise Edition is available for a free 60-day trial. To get a license key you must register.

1. Go to http://registration.magnolia-cms.com/.
2. Fill the form with your details. A license key will be sent to the email address you provide.

Download, install and run Magnolia CMS

Download

1. Go to http://files.magnolia-cms.com/.
2. Click the latest Magnolia CMS version.
3. Download the DMG image file for Mac OS X. The file name depends on the release, for example magnolia-enterprise-installer-4.2.3.dmg.

Install

1. Double-click the DMG file you downloaded.
2. Double-click the magnolia-enterprise-installer-4.3.2.app icon. The installer starts.
3. Select an installation language and click OK.
4. Click Next.
5. Accept the license terms and click Next.
6. Optional: Configure Magnolia CMS to use a Java Runtime Environment other than your default JRE. The default is usually fine. Click Next.
7. Click Next.
8. Select the installation path. Default is /Applications/MagnoliaEnterpriseEdition.
9. Click Next. Installation will start.
10. Click Next.
11. Click Done.

Applications
    MagnoliaEnterpriseEdition
        add-ons
        apache-tomcat
            bin
            common
            conf
            logs
            server
            shared
            webapps
                MagnoliaAuthor
                MagnoliaPublic
                ROOT

Run

1. Open a terminal window in Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
2. Go to the Magnolia CMS installation directory.
   cd /Applications/magnolia-4.2.3/apache-tomcat/bin
   Your path may be different.)
3. Start Magnolia CMS
   ./magnolia_control.sh start && tail -f ../logs/catalina.out

Magnolia CMS reports startup information. If startup fails, look for the reason in the report. See Troubleshooting to resolve the issues. In a successful startup the last line reads: INFO: Server startup in 12345 ms

Run the Web update

1. Open a browser and go to http://localhost:8080.
2. Click the Run the Web update on the author instance link.
   A list of modules that need updating is displayed.
3. Click Start install.
   The modules are updated.
4. Click Start up Magnolia.

1. Open a browser and go to http://localhost:8080.
2. Click the Run the Web update on the public instance link.
   A list of modules that need updating is displayed.
3. Click Start install.
   The modules are updated.
4. Click Start up Magnolia.

Register

Now you need the license key that was sent to your email address. Copy only the key string part from the message. Fill in the same email address that you used when registering.

Log in to author instance

At the login page, sign in with:

• Username: superuser
• Password: superuser

The AdminCentral is displayed.

Troubleshooting

Port 8080 is already in use

Port 8080 is the default port for Tomcat. You can see it at the end of the default address http://localhost:8080. If another application on the computer is already using the same port you may need to change it.

1. Open /apache-tomcat/conf/server.xml in a text editor. This file is under your Magnolia CMS installation directory.
2. Find the following section and set the value of port to something other than 8080, for example 8090:

<!-- Define a non-SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8080 -->
<Connector port="8090" maxHttpHeaderSize="8192"
           maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25" maxSpareThreads="75"
           enableLookups="false" redirectPort="8443" acceptCount="100"
           connectionTimeout="20000" disableUploadTimeout="true" />

Change the defaultBaseUrl property which is used to generate links in emails or other external systems. To do this, you need to now access Magnolia at the new port 8090.

1. Log into the author instance at http://localhost:8090/magnoliaAuthor/.magnolia.
2. Go to Configuration.
3. Set the value of /server/defaultBaseUrl property to http://localhost:8090/magnolia/.
4. Log into the public instance at http://localhost:8090/magnoliaPublic/.magnolia.
5. Go to Configuration.
6. Set the value of /server/defaultBaseUrl property to http://localhost:8090/magnolia/.

The port also needs to be changed in publishing configuration, otherwise activating changes from the author to public instance fails.

1. On the author instance, go to Configuration > Subscribers.
2. Edit the magnoliaPublic8080 subscriber. Set the URL property to http://localhost:8090/magnoliaPublic.
3. Rename the subscriber to magnoliaPublic8090.
4. Activate the modified subscriber including its subnodes.

Java out of memory

If the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) does not have enough memory you may see a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError in the startup log and Magnolia CMS fails to start.

Exception in thread "Timer-1" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
	at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.query.lucene.IndexingQueue.getFinishedDocuments

1. Stop the server.
   ./magnolia_control stop
2. Open file /apache-tomcat/bin/setenv.sh in a text editor.
3. Edit the Xmx parameter to set a new maximum heap size. Default size for Magnolia CMS is 512M, try a higher amount such as 1024M.
4. Save the file and start the server.
   ./magnolia_control start && tail -f ../logs/catalina.out