Apache Sling > Sling CMS > Developers > Building Sling CMS
To build an instance with of the Sling CMS, you'll need Apache Maven 3.0+ and Git.
First clone the code:
git clone https://github.com/apache/sling-org-apache-sling-app-cms.git
Next build the code with:
mvn clean install
The JAR will be located under: feature/target/org.apache.sling.cms-{VERSION].jar
To run the Sling CMS, build the code and copy the files builder/src/main/scripts/start.sh
builder/src/main/scripts/stop.sh
and builder/target/org.apache.sling.cms-{VERSION].jar
to a directory. Execute the script ./start.sh
to start Sling CMS.
Navigate to http://localhost:8080/. The default credentials are admin/admin.