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Email Settings The email configuration is where you configure email notifications at the virtual instance scope. To access these options, Open the Global Menu (Global Menu) and navigate to...

Instance Configuration

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Instance Configuration The Instance Configuration settings define the configuration information for the virtual instance, from its appearance to the Terms of Use your Users agree to the first time...

Virtual Instances

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Virtual Instances Liferay DXP can host multiple portals on one installation. These are called virtual instances. Each virtual instance has completely separate data and configurations. Each is...

Analytics

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Analytics The Analytics category defines the available analytics systems for the virtual instance. Enter an analytics system or remove one of the two pre-configured options (google and piwik)....

Adding a Virtual Instance

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Adding a Virtual Instance Before you do anything in Liferay DXP to add a virtual instance, you must configure its domain name in your network to point to your installed Liferay DXP system. There's...

Understanding Configuration Scope

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Understanding Configuration Scope Liferay DXP settings are applied at four levels, or scopes: System, Virtual Instance, Site, and Widget. System Settings define the system-wide defaults. For all...

Infrastructure

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Infrastructure The Infrastructure category contains settings related to the export/import, staging, and site template propagation processes. You can also configure the session timeout. To access...

Localization

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Localization To access the Localization settings, Open the Control Panel and navigate to Configuration → Instance Settings, and select the Localization category under the PLATFORM section. Here,...

Redirect URLs

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Redirect URLs Available 7.4+ Your Liferay Instance can be configured to allow redirects to certain URLs or IP addresses. To configure, navigate to Control Panel → Instance Settings → Content and...

Amazon Simple Storage Service

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Amazon Simple Storage Service Self-Hosted Only Amazon's simple storage service (S3) is a cloud-based storage solution that DXP's S3 Store uses to store files seamlessly to the cloud. Once you have...

Third Party

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Third Party The Third Party category specifies the maps API provider for geolocalized assets. Choose OpenStreetMap or Google Maps as the maps API provider. Configure API provider for mapping...

User Authentication

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User Authentication The User Authentication settings define how Users can authenticate, the various authentication methods that are required for them, and the screen names and email addresses that...

Other File Store Types

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Other File Store Types Simple Fie System Store Amazon S3 Store DBStore IBM Cloud Object Storage Google Cloud Storage Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service

Installing Liferay Talend Components

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Installing Liferay Talend Components Unsupported Liferay Talend Connector is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and is scheduled for removal in a future release. Liferay's...

File Storage

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File Storage All files uploaded to Liferay DXP are stored in the instance's designated file store. This includes files uploaded using Documents and Media, as well as those uploaded using...

Data Integration

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Data Integration

Enabling Antivirus Scanning for Uploaded Files

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Enabling Antivirus Scanning for Uploaded Files DXP 7.3 SP 1+, Portal 7.3 GA7+, and DXP 7.2 FP 9+ This feature is not currently available on Portal 7.2 and earlier versions. You can...

File Store Migration

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File Store Migration Files can be migrated from one file store type to another. Here are some migration scenarios: Migrating from Simple File System Store to Advanced File System Store for...

Liferay Talend Components Overview

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Liferay Talend Components Overview Unsupported Liferay Talend Connector is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and is scheduled for removal in a future release. If you use Talend...

Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service

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Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service Self-Hosted Only 7.4+ and 7.3 FP2+ Microsoft Azure Blob Storage is a cloud-based storage solution that DXP’s Azure Blob Storage Store uses to seamlessly store...

IBM Cloud Object Storage

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IBM Cloud Object Storage Self-Hosted Only Liferay DXP implements IBM’s Cloud Object Storage store with the S3 compatibility layer so that it uses the same configuration as the AWS S3 store. Once...

Accessing EE Plugins During a Trial Period

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Accessing EE Plugins During a Trial Period If you are evaluating DXP during a trial period, you can access certain EE plugins. Here are the steps: In the Control Panel, navigate to Apps →...

DBStore

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DBStore DBStore stores files to the DXP database as blobs. DBStore doesn't have the transaction rollback vulnerabilities that the file-based store types (Simple, Advanced, S3) have. DBStore's file...

Google Cloud Storage

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Google Cloud Storage Self-Hosted Only Liferay DXP 7.3 SP3+ and 7.4+ Liferay DXP provides integration with Google's Cloud Storage (GCS) service. With GCS integration, you can seamlessly store and...

Installing and Managing Apps

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Installing and Managing Apps You can add all kinds of functionality to your DXP installation by purchasing and installing apps. Apps are available in the Liferay Marketplace, and tools such as the...

Installing Apps

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Installing Apps After downloading an app as an LPKG file from the Marketplace website, the next step is to install it to a local DXP instance. You can use either of the following methods to...

Simple File System Store

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Simple File System Store Simple File System Store is the default file store type. It uses a file system (local or a mounted share) to store files. If Simple File System Store is used in a clustered...

Configuring Portlets, Themes, and Layout Templates

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Configuring Portlets, Themes, and Layout Templates The Components listing is the easiest way to configure portlets, themes, and layout templates. In the Components UI, you can enable/disable them...

Blacklisting Apps

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Blacklisting Apps The bundle blacklist is a convenient way to uninstall or reinstall multiple apps, OSGi bundles (modules), and WAR plugins at once. It saves you the trouble of managing app,...

Developing Glowroot Plugins

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Developing Glowroot Plugins Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Glowroot provides various out-of-the-box plugins. You can also build your own with the use of their plugin API. Here are some tips...

Liferay Performance Use Cases with Glowroot

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Liferay Performance Use Cases with Glowroot Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Use Glowroot to diagnose and inform you on making performance improvements to your Liferay installation. Here are a...

Renewing Apps

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Renewing Apps To continue using a purchased app whose license has expired, you must renew your app subscription. Here are the steps: Go to https://web.liferay.com/marketplace. Click your...

Managing Apps

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Managing Apps

Downloading Apps

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Downloading Apps When you purchase an app via the Liferay Marketplace website, you can download the app via its receipt or your Liferay.com account. Each Marketplace app is distributed as an LPKG...

Using the App Manager

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Using the App Manager The App Manager is a Control Panel screen where you can install, uninstall, activate, and deactivate apps in your DXP installation. You can also use it to inspect details for...

Using Marketplace

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Using Marketplace Liferay Marketplace is a hub for sharing, browsing, and downloading apps. Marketplace leverages the entire Liferay ecosystem to release and share apps in a user-friendly, one-stop...

Using Glowroot with Liferay

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Using Glowroot with Liferay Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Liferay bundles Glowroot, the open source Java application monitoring tool. The tool displays helpful statistics about your system...

Blacklisting OSGi Components

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Blacklisting OSGi Components The Component Blacklist is a convenient way to manage multiple OSGi Declarative Service Components (components). The list is an OSGi configuration that DXP uses to...

Troubleshooting JVM Issues with Glowroot

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Troubleshooting JVM Issues with Glowroot Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Glowroot displays a dashboard for identifying system issues quickly. Click the Errors tab to see a list of tracked...

Running Scripts From the Script Console

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Running Scripts From the Script Console The Script Console provides a single view for executing Groovy scripts and printing their output. It has predefined variables that facilitate working with...

Invoking Liferay Services From Scripts

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Invoking Liferay Services From Scripts Many scripting scenarios require invoking Liferay services. Liferay *ServiceUtil classes are the fastest and most convenient way to invoke Liferay services in...

Troubleshooting Templates with Glowroot Freemarker Plugin

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Troubleshooting Templates with Glowroot Freemarker Plugin Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Glowroot can troubleshoot FreeMarker templates to pinpoint slow transactions. Configuring the...

Using the Server Administration Panel

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Using the Server Administration Panel Server Administration is a system-scoped administration panel holding a variety of low-level Liferay DXP configurations. In Server Administration you can...

Troubleshooting Liferay Performance Issues with Glowroot

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Troubleshooting Liferay Performance Issues with Glowroot Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Use Glowroot to identify and diagnose performance issues in your Liferay installation. The following...

Using the Script Engine

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Using the Script Engine Liferay provides a robust script engine for executing Groovy scripts. You can execute scripts to perform maintenance tasks involving data cleanup, user maintenance...

Script Examples

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Script Examples Here are some examples to help you use scripts in DXP. Most of the examples originated from the Liferay blog post 5 Tips to Improve Usage of the Liferay Script Console. Example 1:...

Configuring a Shutdown Event

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Configuring a Shutdown Event In the Shutdown tab you can initiate a graceful shutdown event, warning Users of the impending shutdown and instructing them to save any work in progress. When you...

Configuring External Services

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Configuring External Services Liferay provides integration with external services for converting files and generating file previews. Three of these services can be enabled in the Server...

Securing Liferay

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Securing Liferay Liferay is built with security in mind. This includes mitigation of common security vulnerabilities and exploits like those described by the OWASP Top 10 and the CWE/SANS Top 25. ...

Configuring Single Sign-On

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Configuring Single Sign-On Liferay Portal/DXP supports many ways of authenticating, from token-based solutions to standards such as OpenID Connect and SAML. With all the available options, you...

Configuring Logging

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Configuring Logging In the Server Administration panel's Log Levels tab, you can set logging levels for classes and packages in Liferay DXP's class hierarchy and add custom objects to be similarly...

Configuring Sign-In

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Configuring Sign-In By default, Liferay DXP uses the Sign In widget to authenticate users. The Sign In widget appears on the default home page at http[s]://[server-name:port]/web/guest/home. If...

Securing Sign-In

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Securing Sign-In The Sign-In widget calls the various mechanisms (the portal database, an LDAP server, a SAML identity provider, or any of the ways users can authenticate) that authenticate users....

Configuring Authentication Types

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Configuring Authentication Types Users can be configured to log in using one of three authentication types: Authentication TypeDescriptionUsed by Default? Screen NameDetermined by administrator or...

Authenticating with CAS (Central Authentication Service)

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Authenticating with CAS (Central Authentication Service) CAS was deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.2 and removed as of Liferay DXP 7.4. Please use SAML instead. CAS is a widely used open source...

Configuring SAML at the Instance Level

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Configuring SAML at the Instance Level Each portal instance can be a SAML provider, either an Identity Provider (IdP) or a Service Provider (SP). Whichever role your DXP instance fills, you can...

Managing System Resources

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Managing System Resources The Server Administration panel's Resources tab contains several features, all related to low-level monitoring and management of the system's resources: FunctionPurpose...

Authenticating with Kerberos

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Authenticating with Kerberos You can use Kerberos to authenticate Microsoft Windows™ accounts with Liferay DXP. This is done by using a combination of Liferay DXP's LDAP support and a web server...

Authenticating with SAML

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Authenticating with SAML The SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) adapter provides Single Sign On (SSO) and Single Log Off (SLO) in your deployment. SAML works by using Identity Providers...

Configuring SAML at the System Level

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Configuring SAML at the System Level Before allowing any portal instances to enable SAML authentication, you should configure it at the system level so those instances have a foundation from which...

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