Developing software with Magnolia CMS requires a minimal set of core tools. The process of installing and using these tools is described here for Windows Vista but can be adapted to other environments easily.

Core environment

Core development environment is the recommended minimal set of tools necessary to develop for Magnolia CMS. Install them in the order given below. Nexus username and password are needed when initializing Maven.

1. Java Development Toolkit (JDK)
2. Maven
3. Tomcat
4. Eclipse

Additional tools

• Subversion
• Development tips and tricks for information on other tools on Magnolia wiki.

Building

Creating a running build of Magnolia CMS.

1. Retrieve code
2. Add server
3. Run code