This page explains how to create a Hippo Portal project. Make sure you have followed the steps outlined in the build requirements .
The Hippo Portal Maven-1 plugin contains a goal to create a new portal project from scratch, with default directory structure and files. Create a project folder and execute the following command in the console from that folder:
maven hp:create-portal-project
If you want to know more about the generated file structure, go to this page .
The hp:create-portal-project maven goal you executed in the
previous step generated also a default Hippo Portal configuration.
In order to transform this into your custom Hippo Portal project,
you need to change and add a few basic configuration details:
project.xmlModify the artifactId, which is used as context name for your web application.
project.properties
Modify project.properties and define properties such as
The properties and their default values are included in commented form in project.properties!
Note: You can also choose to leave the project.properties file intact, and create
a build.properties file in the same folder. Property values defined in this file
override the property values from project.properties.
project.propertiesUpdating to the latest version of Hippo Portal can be done by installing the latest version of the Hippo Portal Maven-1 plugin , and then executing the following command in the root of your project:
maven hp:update-portal-dependencies
This will update the Maven dependencies in the following files:
core-build.xmlfull-portal.xmlhippo-portal-components.xmljetspeed-components.xml