https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/alfresco-community-addition-for-document-management/m-p/14258#M6258 <P>I use the Enterprise version which is basically the same thing but with support &amp; more bugfixes. Installation can be a bit painful esepcially if you've installating from ZIP. The other installation methods do work though &amp; are a bit easier (i.e. Docker &amp; Ansible). The documentation &amp; installation process is geared towards those with a technical background &amp; could definitely be improved.</P><P>Search works fine but you need to set up search services (i.e. Solr).</P><P>Error logs are pretty much standard fare for an enterprise Java based application. The error messages will make sense to developers but not business users.</P><P>Re community feedback - I agree 100%. Business will tend to gravitate towards an Enterprise license as you get vendor support.</P><P>The software isn't bad. In fact it's very, very good but it can prove to be a steep learning curve. If you're struggling it might be worth your while to get a freelancer to help out.</P> Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:22:57 GMT Mark_Davidson 2022-04-13T08:22:57Z https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/alfresco-community-addition-for-document-management/m-p/14257#M6257 <P>Does anyone here use Alfresco Community addition for document management? I ask because we have had an installation in our environment for a few months and it has been nothing but a hassle since the beginning.</P><P>-Installation guide leaves out critical steps.</P><P>-Documentation is convoluted and assumes a lot of pre-knowledge.</P><P>-Basic functionality out of the box such as search doesn't work.</P><P>-Error logs serve very little useful feedback.</P><P>-Community is very slow to respond to requests for help.</P><P>-Alfresco service takes up to 15 minutes to restart each time I make a configuration change.</P><P>I'm not sure if this software is really bad, or if it's just my lack of experience with it. It seems like a pretty powerful and flexible solution, but I am barely able to get basic functionality working with it.</P> Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:45:32 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/alfresco-community-addition-for-document-management/m-p/14257#M6257 reene11 2022-04-08T10:45:32Z https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/alfresco-community-addition-for-document-management/m-p/14258#M6258 <P>I use the Enterprise version which is basically the same thing but with support &amp; more bugfixes. Installation can be a bit painful esepcially if you've installating from ZIP. The other installation methods do work though &amp; are a bit easier (i.e. Docker &amp; Ansible). The documentation &amp; installation process is geared towards those with a technical background &amp; could definitely be improved.</P><P>Search works fine but you need to set up search services (i.e. Solr).</P><P>Error logs are pretty much standard fare for an enterprise Java based application. The error messages will make sense to developers but not business users.</P><P>Re community feedback - I agree 100%. Business will tend to gravitate towards an Enterprise license as you get vendor support.</P><P>The software isn't bad. In fact it's very, very good but it can prove to be a steep learning curve. If you're struggling it might be worth your while to get a freelancer to help out.</P> Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:22:57 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/alfresco-community-addition-for-document-management/m-p/14258#M6258 Mark_Davidson 2022-04-13T08:22:57Z