Installing Liferay Workspace

You can install Liferay Workspace using the Liferay Project SDK installer. This installs JPM and Blade CLI into your user home folder and optionally initializes a Liferay Workspace folder. This is the same installer used to install Blade CLI, which is covered in the Installing Blade CLI tutorial.

Follow the steps below to download and install Liferay Workspace:

1. Download the latest Liferay Project SDK installer that corresponds with your operating system (e.g., Windows, MacOS, or Linux). The Project SDK installer is listed under Liferay IDE, so the folder versions are based on IDE releases. You can select an installer that does not include Developer Studio, if you don’t intend to use it. The Project SDK installer is available for versions 3.2.0+. Do not select the large green download button; this downloads Liferay Portal instead.

2. Run the installer. Click Next to step through the installer’s introduction.

3. Set the directory where your Liferay Workspace should be initialized.

   

   Figure 1: Determine where your Liferay Workspace should reside.

   Then click Next.

4. Choose the Liferay product type you intend to use with the workspace. Then click Next.

   

   Figure 2: Select the product version you'll use with your Liferay Workspace.

   Note: You’ll be prompted for your liferay.com username and password before downloading the Liferay DXP bundle. Your credentials are not saved locally; they’re saved as a token in the ~/.liferay folder. The token is used by your workspace if you ever decide to redownload a DXP bundle. Furthermore, the bundle that is downloaded in your workspace is also copied to your ~/.liferay/bundles folder, so if you decide to initialize another Liferay DXP instance of the same version, the bundle is not re-downloaded. See the Adding a Liferay Bundle to a Workspace for more information on this topic.

5. Click Next to begin installing Liferay Workspace on your machine.

That’s it! Liferay Workspace is now installed on your machine!