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Getting Patch Information Subscribers You can see patch information at a glance, which helps maintain your installation and get help from Liferay Support. The Patching Tool's info command lists...

Installing Patches in Earlier Versions

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Installing Patches in Earlier Versions Subscribers The Patching Tool applies Fix Packs (including Security Fix Packs and Service Packs) for versions prior to Liferay DXP 7.3 SP3. It also applies...

Updating Previous Versions of Liferay

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Updating Previous Versions of Liferay Staying current with updates gives you the best security and quality. Security Updates are releases that address the latest security issues immediately. ...

Using Slim Bundles

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Using Slim Bundles Subscribers Liferay DXP 7.2 Fix Packs and Service Packs are also released bundled with the Tomcat application server. They are available as traditional bundles and Slim Bundles....

Applying a Hotfix

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Applying a Hotfix Subscribers A Hotfix is a fix or collection of fixes delivered between Updates (or between Fix Packs for versions before DXP 7.3 SP3) to address a customer's confirmed critical...

Installing the Patching Tool

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Installing the Patching Tool Subscribers The Patching Tool is easy to install and update. Installation Download the Patching Tool from the Customer Portal. For DXP 7.3+, download the latest...

Uninstalling Patches

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Uninstalling Patches Subscribers After you install a patch, you may decide to restore your installation to a previous patch level. Here you'll learn how to Uninstall Patches Revert (uninstall)...

Reference

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Reference When installing Liferay, you must take into consideration the specifics of your environment. These topics help you integrate Liferay into your existing environment and aid in...

JVM Configuration

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JVM Configuration As of Liferay DXP 2024.Q3+/Portal GA125+, Liferay DXP/Portal requires a Java JDK 17 or 21 (prior versions support JDKs 8 and 11) with specific JVM option settings. There are also...

Upgrading Liferay

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Upgrading Liferay Liferay is continuously being enhanced with new features as new versions are released. To access these features in your current project, you must upgrade your Liferay instance to...

Migrating the Database

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Migrating the Database For support, maintenance, or performance reasons, you may decide to migrate from the database you use to one of the other databases Liferay supports. Though the exact steps...

Troubleshooting Upgrades

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Troubleshooting Upgrades Liferay has many out-of-the-box tools and features to identify and solve issues that may arise when performing an upgrade. To troubleshoot, you can upgrade modules...

Post-Upgrade Considerations

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Post-Upgrade Considerations After upgrading the database, you should configure Liferay for production again and check up on feature changes that might affect your Liferay instance. Re-enable...

Upgrading the Database

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Upgrading the Database Liferay's tools and instructions facilitate upgrading DXP and Portal environments safely and quickly. Non-clustered environments that have small data sets, can be upgraded...

Updating Customizations

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Updating Customizations Plugins (e.g., themes, apps, and customizations) you've developed must be adapted to the new Liferay version. This can be as simple as updating dependencies or involve...

Building Liferay Docker Images

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Building Liferay Docker Images Liferay is open-source and fully customizable. You can create your own Liferay Docker images using Dockerfiles to suit the needs of your installation. For example,...

Maintenance and Troubleshooting in Docker

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Maintenance and Troubleshooting in Docker The Liferay Docker container has tools for maintenance and troubleshooting out-of-the-box. You can set various environment variables to modify settings...

Licensing DXP in Docker

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Licensing DXP in Docker If you're using a DXP trial license that's expiring or you have a new license (activation key) you must install, you can replace your container's existing license. Here's...

Docker Image Versions

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Docker Image Versions Liferay Docker image tags begin with a Liferay software version and end with an image version. [Liferay software version] [image version] For example, Liferay DXP 7.4.13...

Installing Apps and Other Artifacts to Containers

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Installing Apps and Other Artifacts to Containers Applications and other artifacts (such as DXP activation keys) are installed to DXP Docker containers via the container's /mnt/liferay/deploy...

Upgrading to a New Docker Image

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Upgrading to a New Docker Image As new Liferay versions are released as Docker images, you can upgrade to them. Upgrading Liferay describes the process. Always back up your data and installation...

Patching DXP in Docker

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Patching DXP in Docker Liferay patches fix DXP issues and the Patching Tool applies the patches. On Docker Hub, Liferay provides images pre-populated with each new Fix Pack, Security Fix Pack, and...

Docker Packages

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Docker Packages These are the packages Liferay installs in the Ubuntu OS to support a full Liferay DXP environment. This list includes neither the JDK nor the dependencies the packages require. ...

Cloud Native Experience AWS Ready

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Cloud Native Experience AWS Ready This guide provides a specialized, automated workflow for deploying Liferay DXP on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It uses a Super-Chart approach to link Liferay...

Using the AWS Chart to Run Liferay in AWS

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Using the AWS Chart to Run Liferay in AWS Using the AWS chart is a CLI-only method for provisioning Liferay in AWS. Launch Liferay Set and export an environment variable to hold the Liferay AWS...

CNE AWS Ready: Configuring the Cloud Native Experience

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CNE AWS Ready: Configuring the Cloud Native Experience After bootstrapping the Cloud Native Experience (CNE) environment, configure the platform components required for your deployment. CNE...

CNE AWS Ready: Adding OSGi Modules or Client Extensions With Overlays

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CNE AWS Ready: Adding OSGi Modules or Client Extensions With Overlays The Cloud Native Experience (CNE) toolkit uses overlays to customize standard Liferay deployments. Upload custom files (e.g.,...

CNE: AWS Ready - Configuring Liferay Domains and TLS

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CNE: AWS Ready - Configuring Liferay Domains and TLS By default, the Cloud Native Experience (CNE) environment exposes services using AWS load balancer host names. To provide a production-ready...

Cloud Native Experience Reference

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Cloud Native Experience Reference Access technical specifications and detailed configuration information for the toolkit. These resources include the Liferay Helm Values Reference, which describes...

Installing Liferay on an Application Server

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Installing Liferay on an Application Server You can install Liferay DXP or Liferay Portal on any supported application server. This is typically the most practical installation type to use in...

CNE AWS Ready: Managing Secrets and Licenses

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CNE AWS Ready: Managing Secrets and Licenses Liferay Cloud Native Experience (CNE) retrieves sensitive configuration values through an external secrets provider. This approach prevents credentials,...

CNE: AWS Ready - Configuring ArgoCD Domain and TLS

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CNE: AWS Ready - Configuring ArgoCD Domain and TLS Configure a custom domain and TLS certificate for ArgoCD to access the GitOps interface through a secure endpoint. Prerequisites Before...

Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on WebLogic

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Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on WebLogic Liferay DXP 2025.Q2/Portal 2025.Q1 or below If you are using WebLogic as your application server, it is highly recommended to install DXP to a...

Starting with a Docker Image

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Starting with a Docker Image The latest versions of Liferay are available as Docker images on Docker Hub, under Liferay/DXP. Follow the steps below to download, launch, and begin touring the...

Installing Liferay on WebLogic

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Installing Liferay on WebLogic Liferay DXP 2026.Q1 If you are using WebLogic as your application server, it is highly recommended to install DXP to a WebLogic Managed server. A managed server can...

Activating Liferay DXP

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Activating Liferay DXP Starting with the 2026.Q1 release, all Liferay DXP installations—including trial and free-tier environments—require an XML (.xml) activation key to enable core features and...

Updating Liferay

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Updating Liferay Liferay DXP 7.3 SP3+/Portal 7.4 GA1+ Update your Liferay installation with Bundle Releases. The latest features, security releases, as well as library updates are all delivered...

Configuring a Database

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Configuring a Database By default for demonstration purposes, Liferay DXP/Portal is configured to use an embedded HSQL database. Beyond demonstration purposes, we recommend using a full-featured,...

Providing Files to the Container

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Providing Files to the Container The Liferay container uses the files you provide to execute the following use cases: Configure Liferay with .properties Files and .config files Configure Tomcat...

Container Lifecycle and API

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Container Lifecycle and API At a high level, the container starts Tomcat with Liferay deployed on it. Additionally, however, the container entry point provides an API for executing these use cases:...

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