Older versions of Adobe Experience Manager, CQ, and CRX documentation older-versions-aem-cq-crx
Find previous help guides for older versions of AEM, CQ, and CRX.
Older versions of Experience Manager documentation older-version-aem-documentation
The versions of Adobe Experience Manager, CQ, and CRX listed on this page are End of Life and no longer officially sold by Adobe. Adobe’s last versions of official documentation for these older versions are available for your self-help needs. Adobe recommends that you upgrade to the latest version - Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service.
AEM.Before you install before-installation
Before you download the package, determine who consumes the content. This decision determines how it is deployed:
- Developers can install locally for quick reference.
- For broader organizational documentation needs, Adobe recommends that the package is deployed on an internally accessible, non-production AEM Author instance.
Software Distribution Locations software-distribution-locations
A valid Adobe ID is required:
- If you don’t have an Adobe ID, you can create one at https://www.adobe.com/
If you need assistance creating or managing your Adobe ID, see this guide
How to install a documentation package how-to-install-documentation-package
To Install a legacy documentation package, you must have Experience Manager installed and running on your local drive or network drive.
Download the documentation package download-documentation-package
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From the table above, select the link for the Experience Manager documentation version to download. For example, AEM 5.6.1.
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Login using your Adobe ID. If you don’t have an ID, create one.
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Select the Download button.
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Here is an example of what you see:
Install the package on your local instance install-package-local-instance
java -jar -XX:MaxPermSize=2048m aem-author.jar-
Open the Experience Manager user interface. In a web browser, enter:
http://localhost:4502/. Login as an Administrator. -
Select Tools > Deployment > Packages.
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From the Package Manager UI, select Upload Package.
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Browse to the location where you downloaded the AEM package.
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Select the package and click OK.
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After the package is uploaded, you install it.
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In the Package Manager UI, locate the package and select Install.
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On the confirmation dialog box, select Install again. The installation takes a few minutes.
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In a web browser, launch the documentation page. Using the AEM 5.6.1 example, the URL would be: http://localhost:4502/libs/aem-docs/content/en/cq/5-6-1.html.
Get help from the Experience Manager community get-help-from-aem-community
If you have questions about using Experience Manager, Adobe recommends that you reach out to experienced community experts in the Experience Manager forums.