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7 7  There are 3 ways of installing XWiki:
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9 -* Use the [[Standalone distribution>>AdminGuide.InstallationStandalone]] which already packages a Servlet Container (Jetty) and a database (HSQL). This is the recommended option for first time XWiki users and for users who wish to quickly try out XWiki.
9 +* Use the [[Standalone distribution>>AdminGuide.InstallationStandalone]] which already packages a Servlet Container (Jetty) and a database (HSQL), filled with default wiki pages. This is the recommended option for first time XWiki users and for users who wish to quickly try out XWiki.
10 10  * Use the [[WAR distribution>>AdminGuide.InstallationWAR]] and configure both your container and your database to work with it.
11 11  * Use the [[.deb package>>AdminGuide.InstallationViaAPT]] to install the last version of XWiki and the dependencies.
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13 -If you're instead upgrading an existing XWiki install check the [[Upgrade instructions page>>AdminGuide.Upgrade]].
13 +If you're upgrading an existing XWiki install check the [[Upgrade instructions page>>AdminGuide.Upgrade]].
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15 15  Pick one of the trails in the outline on the right to get started.
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47 47  == [[Using a standalone distribution >>AdminGuide.InstallationStandalone]] ==
48 48  
49 49  It provides a built-in XWiki, with a portable database and a lightweight Java container.
50 -A standalone distribution is not recommended in a production environment. If you need to use it in a production basis, you may look at the two other options.
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51 +This standalone distribution is not recommended in a production environment. If you need to use it in a production basis, you may look at the two other options.
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52 52  == [[Using .war package (usable for production)>>AdminGuide.InstallationWAR]] ==
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54 -It provides a java application package that has to be installed in a Java container (such as Tomcat). This can be used on almost any operating system.
55 +It provides a Java application package that has to be installed in a Java container (such as Tomcat). This can be used on almost any operating system.
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56 56  == [[Using .deb package (usable for production)>>AdminGuide.InstallationViaAPT]] ==
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76 76  You need to edit ##WEB-INF/cache/infinispan/config.xml## for each instance of XWiki, and change the ##jmxDomain## value (found under the ##globalJmxStatistics## tag) to have a unique name.
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79 79  == Running XWiki behind proxy-server ==
80 80  
81 81  Extension manager relies on remote repositories for searching and fetching available extensions, so if your XWiki is installed in a network accessing the internet through proxy-server, most likely extensions search will return you nothing and log files will contain ##connection refused## exceptions.
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88 88  E.g. for Tomcat 6 it could be done in the following way: modify ##/<tomcat-home>/bin/catalina.sh## and added proxies to the ##JAVA_OPTS## variable definition:
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90 90  ##JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -Dappserver.home=$CATALINA_HOME -Dappserver.base=$CATALINA_HOME **-Dhttp.proxyHost=proxy.mycompany.com -Dhttp.proxyPort=7777 -Dhttps.proxyHost=proxy.mycompany.com -Dhttps.proxyPort=7777** -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=196m $XWIKI_OPTS"##
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92 +== Unsupported major.minor version 51.0 ==
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94 +This is because starting with version 6.0, XWiki requires Java 7 and you're using Java 6. You need to upgrade your Java version.
95 +

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