Configure the Application After First Deployment

Introduction

Goal

Configure the Bloomreach Experience Manager application after installation and first deployment.

Background

After the Bloomreach Experience Manager application has been deployed in an environment for the first time, the configuration of a number of services is required to ensure proper and secure operation.

Services to Configure

Configuration settings are managed using the Console web application.

Delivery Tier Configuration

• Configure Virtual Hosts in an Environment

Relevance Module (Bloomreach Experience Manager)

• Configure the Request, Statistics and Visitors Data Stores (SQL Database)
• Configure the Visits Data Store (Elasticsearch)
• Configure the Relevance Module's Tracking Cookie Policy

Workflow Process Management (Bloomreach Experience Manager)

• Configure the Camunda BPM Admin User

CMS Security

• Login Page (Captcha, Auto-Completion)
• Password Safety Validation and Password Expiration
• Create Users and Groups
  Make sure to either delete the default user accounts ( admin, editor, author, webmaster) or change their passwords!

Channel Manager

• Configure Channel Manager to use Delivery Application deployed as ROOT.war
  (only required if delivery application is deployed as ROOT.war)

Automatic Maintenance Jobs

• Event Log Cleanup
• Form Data Cleanup