Download ERP5
ERP5 can be downloaded in different forms:
Buildout for developers is the official, recommended, distribution independent way. It is maintained by ERP5 core developers and used in production systems.
RPM and Deb Packages for end users are also maintained by the community. It must be used by anyone who wants to try ERP5 and do some development on it, without having to work on the core of ERP5.
DownloadBusinessTemplate is where you should go to get more business features once you have a minimal ERP5 system up and running. For complete information, refer to HowToInstallBusinessTemplates.
Download the source code is the way for all other cases
Time to Setup
Based on the approach you select, the setup time of a base ERP5 system can varry from 5 minutes to one day or more.
Download Method |
Typical Setup Time |
Comments |
5 minutes |
This is the easiest way to try ERP5 if you do not want to install it |
|
RPMs |
1 hour |
It usually takes a bit time creating the MySQL database and setting up the initial ERP5 site |
Buildout |
1 hour |
It usually takes a bit time creating the MySQL database and setting up the initial ERP5 site |
Source Code |
at least 1 day |
It usually takes some time to find out all dependencies and to compile required patches into Zope |
Additional Software
ERP5 Admin Tool is a small extension to Firefox. It adds a toolbar and a submenu to the "Tools" menu with links to some of the management tools of ERP5 instance. See more on page HowToUseErp5admin.
ERP5Wiki search plugin for Mozilla-based (Firefox, etc) browsers, automatic installation is available here.
Other Sites
DownloadApt is a possible way for Ubuntu, Debian users and developers to setup an erp5 sandbox. (external resource)