Automatically deploy Alfresco WCM content to an FTP server

In Alfresco WCM, deploying means generating "baked" web content from XML content and templates, into a local FSR directory. Here is how to take this further and also deploy the content to your web server via FTP automatically.

1. Make sure you have both Alfresco WCM and an FSR (now called File System Deployment Target) installed and working.
2. Edit the Deployment Server's deployment/default-target.xml file and add a "postCommit" section linking to a postcommit script (example).
3. Create the postcommit script, calling the lftp tool in mirror mode (example).
   

Unfortunately, the default Alfresco Deployment server does not report anything about the script's activity and potential errors. To see or log messages, please download Alfresco's source code, modify ProgramRunnable.java like this, recompile, overwrite alfresco-deployment-3.3.2.jar with the one you just generated, and then restart the server.

Authorized trainer of Alfresco WCM

I am now an authorized trainer of Alfresco WCM! I am officially authorized to teach developers how to implement solutions using the Alfresco Web Content Management system. Here is the detailed review:

Nicolas was assigned a difficult topic to deliver, but delivered it well and confidently. He clearly has a good grasp of the material and is very knowledgable on WCM. He provided a good overview and delivered information without reading the slides.

Nicolas is comfortable presenting in English and gave full and detailed descriptions of some complex AVM concepts. Nicolas answered questions competently and should be able to train the complete course well and enthusiastically.

Reviewed by Ben Hagan and Carlos Miguens (Alfresco Software, Inc.)

First day at Aegif's Roppongi office

Last week's Alfresco gathering in Milan was great! After defining the future Alfresco certifications, we wrote hundreds of questions. I mostly wrote API questions, so people who try and pass the Alfresco API Developer certification will probably get a few of my questions :-) All of the answer are in the documentation, of course. We were also trained to become Alfresco WCM trainers.

I came back from Italy yesterday, and am now working at the 28th floor of the Mori Tower in Roppongi, Tokyo. I am working in Japanese. This afternoon, I replied to support requests in the Japanese-language Alfresco forum, and updated the Alfresco Wiki after investigating on export-import in Alfresco Enterprise.