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The examples use a disposable local instance and illustrative passwords. Run server commands from the installation directory. Follow the installation prerequisites, including Java 11 or later, before starting.

Task Procedure

Task	Procedure
Download and set up a server, with an empty suffix or sample data	Command-line installation
Stop, remove and reinstall a disposable server	Uninstalling OpenDJ; then follow command-line installation. Back up any data to keep before removal.
Check server status	Monitoring OpenDJ
Back up and restore data	Backing Up and Restoring Data
Enable and initialize replication, or remove a replica	Managing Data Replication
Inspect indexes and rebuild degraded indexes	Managing Indexes
List supported TLS protocols and cipher suites, or restrict them	TLS Protocols and Cipher Suites
Use an existing certificate or create a self-signed certificate	Preparing For Secure Communications
Keep Docker data when replacing a container, including with Compose	Running OpenDJ in Docker
Pass a PKCS#12 certificate to the Docker image	Docker image configuration (`OPENDJ_SSL_OPTIONS`)
Use OpenDJ with Jira	Atlassian’s integration instructions

Download and set up a server, with an empty suffix or sample data

Command-line installation

Stop, remove and reinstall a disposable server

Uninstalling OpenDJ; then follow command-line installation. Back up any data to keep before removal.

Check server status

Monitoring OpenDJ

Back up and restore data

Backing Up and Restoring Data

Enable and initialize replication, or remove a replica

Managing Data Replication

Inspect indexes and rebuild degraded indexes

Managing Indexes

List supported TLS protocols and cipher suites, or restrict them

TLS Protocols and Cipher Suites

Use an existing certificate or create a self-signed certificate

Preparing For Secure Communications

Keep Docker data when replacing a container, including with Compose

Running OpenDJ in Docker

Pass a PKCS#12 certificate to the Docker image

Docker image configuration (OPENDJ_SSL_OPTIONS)

Use OpenDJ with Jira

Atlassian’s integration instructions

The following chapters cover additional tasks. Each procedure has one maintained location; use the links above for the full instructions rather than a second copy of them.