Liferay IDE Installation Guide

This document is a detailed guide to installation of Liferay IDE.

Requirements #

Java 5.0 JRE
Eclipse Inidigo (3.7.x) or Eclipse Helios (3.6.x) IDE for Java EE Developers

Installation steps #

1. Install Eclipse Indigo or Helios (unzip download file from above)
2. Run eclipse.exe
3. When eclipse opens, go to Help > Install New Software...

4. Click "Add..." button to open Add Site dialog
5. Type in Liferay IDE for name, and location use one of the following URLs


Eclipse Indigo Update sites #

Indigo release stable URL - http://releases.liferay.com/tools/ide/eclipse/indigo/stable/]

Indigo release nightly URL - http://releases.liferay.com/tools/ide/eclipse/indigo/nightly/] (Unstable version)

6. Select OK
7. Select the Liferay IDE site from the combo selection box.
8. When the table refreshes you should see Liferay Tooling category and one entry for Liferay IDE feature, select the checkbox to install the feature.

9. Click Next and then click Finish to begin the install
10. After plugins download and install you will have to accept that the content is unsigned and then restart eclipse.
11. After you restart, go to Help > About Eclipse and you should see a Icon badge for Liferay IDE that shows you have it properly installed.

Check installation #

If everything installed correctly you should be able to begin using the IDE.


Cheers.

Gaurav