Installer or WAR?

[joaolm]

Hello …

I am having difficulty selecting the installation mode (installer or WAR).

We use CentOS 6 here and we will use other web applications beyond alfresco.

What is the best way to proceed in this case?
1 - Install Tomcat, PostgreSQL, etc. and use the Alfresco WAR?
or
2 - Install Tomcat, PostgreSQL, etc. (for the other web applications) and use the installer for Alfresco? Doing it this way will stay with two instances of Tomcat?

[mitpatoliya]

First option is more suitable if you have other webapplications to be used on server.

[joaolm]

Will i lose too much resources making the second instalation in my server that already have tomcat?

[mitpatoliya]

No, Infact you are increasing your utilization of resources by taking first approch.

[approveme]

I think first is best ..

[mrogers]

If you have the knowledge and want to control exactly what goes where then install manually.   If you just want something up and running then used the installer.       Or there is a middle route of using the installer and then customising.   

Ultimately it's the same stuff and you could end up with an identical result through either route.   However a manual install would be tailored to your particular requirements.