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Email Settings The email configuration is where you configure email notifications at the virtual instance scope. To access these options, Open the Global Menu (Global Menu) and navigate to...

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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...

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Analytics

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Analytics The Analytics category defines the available analytics systems for the virtual instance. Enter an analytics system or remove one of the two pre-configured options (google and piwik)....

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Localization

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Localization To access the Localization settings, Open the Control Panel and navigate to Configuration → Instance Settings, and select the Localization category under the PLATFORM section. Here,...

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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 and...

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Third Party

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Third Party The Third Party category specifies the maps API provider for geolocalized assets. Choose OpenStreetMap or Google Maps as the maps API provider. Configure API provider for mapping...

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File Storage

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File Storage All files uploaded to Liferay DXP are stored in the instance's designated file store. This includes files uploaded using Documents and Media, as well as those uploaded using...

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File Store Migration

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File Store Migration Files can be migrated from one file store type to another. Here are some migration scenarios: Migrating from Simple File System Store to Advanced File System Store for...

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Enabling Antivirus Scanning for Uploaded Files

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Enabling Antivirus Scanning for Uploaded Files DXP 7.3 SP 1+, Portal 7.3 GA7+, and DXP 7.2 FP 9+ This feature is not currently available on Portal 7.2 and earlier versions. You can...

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Amazon Simple Storage Service

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Amazon Simple Storage Service Self-Hosted Only Amazon's simple storage service (S3) is a cloud-based storage solution that DXP's S3 Store uses to store files seamlessly to the cloud. Once you have...

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DBStore

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DBStore DBStore stores files to the DXP database as blobs. DBStore doesn't have the transaction rollback vulnerabilities that the file-based store types (Simple, Advanced, S3) have. DBStore's file...

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Google Cloud Storage

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Google Cloud Storage Self-Hosted Only Liferay DXP 7.3 SP3+ and 7.4+ Liferay DXP provides integration with Google's Cloud Storage (GCS) service. With GCS integration, you can seamlessly store and...

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Other File Store Types

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Other File Store Types Simple Fie System Store Amazon S3 Store DBStore IBM Cloud Object Storage Google Cloud Storage Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service

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IBM Cloud Object Storage

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IBM Cloud Object Storage Self-Hosted Only Liferay DXP implements IBM’s Cloud Object Storage store with the S3 compatibility layer so that it uses the same configuration as the AWS S3 store. Once...

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Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service

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Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service Self-Hosted Only 7.4+ and 7.3 FP2+ Microsoft Azure Blob Storage is a cloud-based storage solution that DXP’s Azure Blob Storage Store uses to seamlessly store...

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Simple File System Store

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Simple File System Store Simple File System Store is the default file store type. It uses a file system (local or a mounted share) to store files. If Simple File System Store is used in a clustered...

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Installing and Managing Apps

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Installing and Managing Apps You can add all kinds of functionality to your DXP installation by purchasing and installing apps. Apps are available in the Liferay Marketplace, and tools such as the...

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Installing Apps

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Installing Apps After downloading an app as an LPKG file from the Marketplace website, the next step is to install it to a local DXP instance. You can use either of the following methods to...

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Downloading Apps

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Downloading Apps When you purchase an app via the Liferay Marketplace website, you can download the app via its receipt or your Liferay.com account. Each Marketplace app is distributed as an LPKG...

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Managing Apps

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Managing Apps

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Blacklisting OSGi Components

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Blacklisting OSGi Components The Component Blacklist is a convenient way to manage multiple OSGi Declarative Service Components (components). The list is an OSGi configuration that DXP uses to...

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Blacklisting Apps

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Blacklisting Apps The bundle blacklist is a convenient way to uninstall or reinstall multiple apps, OSGi bundles (modules), and WAR plugins at once. It saves you the trouble of managing app,...

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Accessing EE Plugins During a Trial Period

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Accessing EE Plugins During a Trial Period If you are evaluating DXP during a trial period, you can access certain EE plugins. Here are the steps: In the Control Panel, navigate to Apps →...

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Renewing Apps

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Renewing Apps To continue using a purchased app whose license has expired, you must renew your app subscription. Here are the steps: Go to https://web.liferay.com/marketplace. Click your...

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Using the App Manager

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Using the App Manager The App Manager is a Control Panel screen where you can install, uninstall, activate, and deactivate apps in your DXP installation. You can also use it to inspect details for...

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Configuring Portlets, Themes, and Layout Templates

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Configuring Portlets, Themes, and Layout Templates The Components listing is the easiest way to configure portlets, themes, and layout templates. In the Components UI, you can enable/disable them...

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Using Marketplace

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Using Marketplace Liferay Marketplace is a hub for sharing, browsing, and downloading apps. Marketplace leverages the entire Liferay ecosystem to release and share apps in a user-friendly, one-stop...

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Configuring a Shutdown Event

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Configuring a Shutdown Event In the Shutdown tab you can initiate a graceful shutdown event, warning Users of the impending shutdown and instructing them to save any work in progress. When you...

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Using the Server Administration Panel

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Using the Server Administration Panel Server Administration is a system-scoped administration panel holding a variety of low-level Liferay DXP configurations. In Server Administration you can...

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Configuring External Services

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Configuring External Services Liferay provides integration with external services for converting files and generating file previews. Three of these services can be enabled in the Server...

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Managing System Resources

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Managing System Resources The Server Administration panel's Resources tab contains several features, all related to low-level monitoring and management of the system's resources: FunctionPurpose...

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Securing Liferay

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Securing Liferay Liferay is built with security in mind. This includes mitigation of common security vulnerabilities and exploits like those described by the OWASP Top 10 and the CWE/SANS Top 25. ...

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Configuring Logging

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Configuring Logging In the Server Administration panel's Log Levels tab, you can set logging levels for classes and packages in Liferay DXP's class hierarchy and add custom objects to be similarly...

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Configuring Sign-In

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Configuring Sign-In By default, Liferay DXP uses the Sign In widget to authenticate users. The Sign In widget appears on the default home page at http[s]://[server-name:port]/web/guest/home. If...

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Configuring Single Sign-On

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Configuring Single Sign-On Liferay Portal/DXP supports many ways of authenticating, from token-based solutions to standards such as OpenID Connect and SAML. With all the available options, you...

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Configuring Authentication Types

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Configuring Authentication Types Users can be configured to log in using one of three authentication types: Authentication TypeDescriptionUsed by Default? Screen NameDetermined by administrator or...

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Authenticating with CAS (Central Authentication Service)

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Authenticating with CAS (Central Authentication Service) CAS was deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.2 and removed as of Liferay DXP 7.4. Please use SAML instead. CAS is a widely used open source...

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Authenticating with SAML

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Authenticating with SAML The SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) adapter provides Single Sign On (SSO) and Single Log Off (SLO) in your deployment. SAML works by using Identity Providers...

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Securing Sign-In

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Securing Sign-In The Sign-In widget calls the various mechanisms (the portal database, an LDAP server, a SAML identity provider, or any of the ways users can authenticate) that authenticate users....

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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...

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Configuring SAML at the Instance Level

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Configuring SAML at the Instance Level Each portal instance can be a SAML provider, either an Identity Provider (IdP) or a Service Provider (SP). Whichever role your DXP instance fills, you can...

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Importing User Groups' Memberships from an External IdP through SAML

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Importing User Groups' Memberships from an External IdP through SAML This feature was released behind a dev feature flag. It was made Generally Available (GA) in Liferay DXP 2024.Q2/Portal GA120....

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Configuring SAML at the System Level

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Configuring SAML at the System Level Before allowing any portal instances to enable SAML authentication, you should configure it at the system level so those instances have a foundation from which...

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SAML Admin

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SAML Admin The SAML Admin panel is the best place to configure your SAML instance. Use it instead of Instance Settings to streamline your SAML administration experience. Starting from Liferay...

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Configuring Liferay Authentication With Okta Using OpenId Connect

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Configuring Liferay Authentication With Okta Using OpenId Connect This tutorial guides you through the basic steps needed to integrate Okta, your Identity Provider (IdP), with your environment...

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SAML Authentication Process Overview

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SAML Authentication Process Overview Both the IdP and the SP can initiate the Single Sign On process, and the SSO flow is different depending on each one. Regardless of how it's initiated, SSO is...

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Configuring Liferay Authentication With PingOne Using SAML

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Configuring Liferay Authentication With PingOne Using SAML This tutorial guides you through the basic steps needed to integrate PingOne, your Identity Provider (IdP), with your Liferay environment...

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Configuring Liferay Authentication With Auth0 Using OpenId Connect

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Configuring Liferay Authentication With Auth0 Using OpenId Connect This tutorial guides you through integrating Auth0, your Identity Provider (IdP), with your Liferay environment using OpenID...

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Token-based Single Sign On Authentication

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Token-based Single Sign On Authentication Token-based SSO authentication was introduced in Liferay Portal 7.0 to standardize support for Shibboleth, SiteMinder, Oracle OAM, and any SSO product that...

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Using OpenID Connect

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Using OpenID Connect OpenID Connect is a lightweight authentication layer that enables users to authenticate using accounts they have on other systems. It's built on top of the OAuth 2.0...

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Using OpenAM

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Using OpenAM Deprecated in Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 OpenAM 13 is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. OpenAM 12 and below were deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.2. Versions of...

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Fast IDentity Online 2

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Fast IDentity Online 2 Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ The Fast IDentity Online 2 or FIDO2 standard allows for the use of biometrics (i.e., fingerprint readers), mobile devices, or other...

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Multi-Factor Authentication Checkers

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Multi-Factor Authentication Checkers Liferay DXP 7.4 ships with two additional factor checkers for Multi-Factor Authentication. Both of them are disabled by default, because they're only useful in...

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Multi-Factor Authentication

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Multi-Factor Authentication Liferay DXP 7.3+ Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) provides better security by requiring users to prove their identity in multiple ways, or factors. The basic user...

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Using Multi-Factor Authentication

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Using Multi-Factor Authentication To enhance your installation's security, you should disable less secure, one-factor forms of authentication, such as Basic Auth, Digest Auth, and WebDAV. You can...

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AntiSamy

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AntiSamy Liferay DXP includes an AntiSamy module that protects against user-entered malicious code. If your site allows users to post content in message boards, blogs, or other applications, these...

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Clustering for High Availability

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Clustering for High Availability Liferay DXP can scale to serve everything from the smallest to the largest web sites. Out-of-the-box, it's configured optimally for a single server environment. If...

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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) ...

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Database Configuration for Cluster Nodes

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Database Configuration for Cluster Nodes At minimum, nodes in a DXP cluster must be configured to share the same database (or database cluster) in order to function. Optimizations discussed here...

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Session Replication with Tomcat

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Session Replication with Tomcat Liferay DXP 2024.Q3+/Portal GA92+ To ensure user session data is synchronized across all instances in the cluster, Liferay supports session replication. If one...

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