Chapter 3. Getting Started with Alfresco

Now that you have installed Alfresco successfully, it is very important to understand the terminology and configurations of Alfresco repository before using it. This chapter provides you the basic information about Alfresco Explorer; a web-based client application used to access the repository and also provides you various ways of configuring the repository as per your business needs. By the end of this chapter you will have learned how to:

• Log in to the Alfresco Explorer application
• Use the Administration Console and perform system administration tasks
• Use Alfresco for basic document management
• Configure personal dashboard wizard
• Configure file server, audit, and email subsystem
• Define multilanguage support
• Perform advance configurations such as high availability and multi-tenancy
• Create blueprint for your application