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Building Liferay Docker Images Liferay is open-source and fully customizable. You can create your own Liferay Docker images using Dockerfiles to suit the needs of your installation. For example,...

Maintenance and Troubleshooting in Docker

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Maintenance and Troubleshooting in Docker The Liferay Docker container has tools for maintenance and troubleshooting out-of-the-box. You can set various environment variables to modify settings...

Licensing DXP in Docker

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Licensing DXP in Docker If you're using a DXP trial license that's expiring or you have a new license (activation key) you must install, you can replace your container's existing license. Here's...

Docker Image Versions

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Docker Image Versions Liferay Docker image tags begin with a Liferay software version and end with an image version. [Liferay software version] [image version] For example, Liferay DXP 7.4.13...

Installing Apps and Other Artifacts to Containers

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Installing Apps and Other Artifacts to Containers Applications and other artifacts (such as DXP activation keys) are installed to DXP Docker containers via the container's /mnt/liferay/deploy...

Upgrading to a New Docker Image

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Upgrading to a New Docker Image As new Liferay versions are released as Docker images, you can upgrade to them. Upgrading Liferay describes the process. Always back up your data and installation...

Patching DXP in Docker

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Patching DXP in Docker Liferay patches fix DXP issues and the Patching Tool applies the patches. On Docker Hub, Liferay provides images pre-populated with each new Fix Pack, Security Fix Pack, and...

Installing Liferay on an Application Server

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Installing Liferay on an Application Server You can install Liferay DXP or Liferay Portal on any supported application server. This is typically the most practical installation type to use in...

Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on WebLogic

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Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on WebLogic Liferay DXP 2025.Q2/Portal 2025.Q1 or below If you are using WebLogic as your application server, it is highly recommended to install DXP to a...

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...

Tuning Your JVM

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Tuning Your JVM Java Virtual Machine (JVM) tuning primarily focuses on adjusting Java heap and non-heap settings and configuring garbage collection. Finding settings that perform well for you...

Installing Liferay on WebLogic

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Installing Liferay on WebLogic Liferay DXP 2026.Q1 If you are using WebLogic as your application server, it is highly recommended to install DXP to a WebLogic Managed server. A managed server can...

Activating Liferay DXP

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Activating Liferay DXP Starting with the 2026.Q1 release, all Liferay DXP installations—including trial and free-tier environments—require an XML (.xml) activation key to enable core features and...

Serving Static Resources via a CDN

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Serving Static Resources via a CDN This article explains how to configure Liferay to rewrite URLs for static resources (images, CSS, JS) so they are served from a separate CDN domain. A Content...

Enabling Document Creation and Editing with Microsoft Office 365

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Enabling Document Creation and Editing with Microsoft Office 365 Subscription Liferay DXP integrates with Microsoft Office 365™ so you can create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and...

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 &...

System Settings

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System Settings You can make System-scoped configurations from Control Panel → Configuration → System Settings. The System Settings application shows configuration sections underneath four...

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...

Configuring a Database

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Configuring a Database By default for demonstration purposes, Liferay DXP/Portal is configured to use an embedded HSQL database. Beyond demonstration purposes, we recommend using a full-featured,...

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...

Setting Up Liferay

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Setting Up Liferay After installing Liferay, configure it to meet your needs. Here are common setup tasks. Setup Tasks Preconfigure the System Activate Liferay (Subscription Required) ...

Initial Instance Localization

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Initial Instance Localization Liferay DXP supports localization by language, time zone, and more. The English (US) language translation and UTC time zone are the defaults, but DXP has over 40...

Providing Files to the Container

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Providing Files to the Container The Liferay container uses the files you provide to execute the following use cases: Configure Liferay with .properties Files and .config files Configure Tomcat...

Container Lifecycle and API

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Container Lifecycle and API At a high level, the container starts Tomcat with Liferay deployed on it. Additionally, however, the container entry point provides an API for executing these use cases:...

Preparing for an Upgrade

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Preparing for an Upgrade Preparation and planning may be of little consequence for small, casual installations but is mandatory for large enterprise-level installations. There are specific...

Using Liferay Docker Images

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Using Liferay Docker Images Docker Hub hosts Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal Docker images, bundled with Tomcat on Linux. The Liferay Docker Hub pages provide image details and tags for the...

Configuring Containers

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Configuring Containers Everything that is configurable in a Liferay installation is configurable in a Liferay Docker container. Here are the most common things to configure: JVM Options Portal...

Running Scripts in Containers

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Running Scripts in Containers If there's more that you want to do in the Liferay container beyond setting up Tomcat and Liferay files, deploying arifacts, and applying patches, you can use scripts....

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