Summary
In this chapter, we covered details about the core components of Alfresco. ContentStore and the database are the building blocks of Alfresco. These two components form your full repository.
Alfresco provides you with various different types of ContentStore, like file storage, an encrypted store, and a caching store. Based on the system design, we can use any of them. Alfresco also provides you with the flexibility to define multiple stores and content can be bound to their own specific stores.
We also discussed the database schemas of Alfresco and a few of the important tables and their associations. Content in any ECM system has a lifecycle. Content moves from live to archive and is then removed from the system. While going through this phase, it impacts all core components.
In the next chapter, we will discuss the important tools and procedures required for the maintenance and troubleshooting of Alfresco.
