Configure a Bloomreach Experience Manager Project for Deployment in Bloomreach Cloud

Overview

This page describes how to prepare a Bloomreach Experience Manager (XM) project for deployment in Bloomreach Cloud. It outlines the required steps and configuration tasks to ensure your implementation is compatible with the cloud environment.

Prerequisites

A Bloomreach Experience Manager project based on version 13, 14, 15, or 16.

Prepare Your Project for Bloomreach Cloud

Use the following checklist to verify that your project meets the requirements for deployment in Bloomreach Cloud. Documentation links are provided for each step.

Step	XM 13 Documentation	XM 14 / 15 / 16 Documentation
Ensure your project is based on a supported version	Set up or upgrade to XM 13	Set up or upgrade to XM 14, 15, or 16
Use the Enterprise Repository	Add the `Bloomreach Cloud` feature from the Essentials library¹	Add the `Bloomreach Cloud` feature from the Essentials library¹
Add the Lucene export service	Add the Lucene Export Service	Add the Lucene Export Service
Configure Log4j	Configure Log4j for Bloomreach Cloud (13 / 14 / 15 / 16)
Configure client IP address resolution when using a CDN	Configure Client's Originating IP Address Resolution (13 / 14 / 15 / 16)
Add HST Enterprise Caching	Enable and Configure HST Enterprise Caching (13)	Enable and Configure HST Enterprise Caching (14 only)
Follow implementation best practices	Implementation Best Practices for Deployment in Bloomreach Cloud
Review restrictions and limitations	Bloomreach Cloud Restrictions and Limitations
Create a project distribution when ready to deploy	Create a project distribution (13)	Create a project distribution (14 / 15 / 16)

¹ If you are not using Essentials, manually add the Enterprise Repository and the Lucene Export Service to your project.

Post-Deployment Configuration in Bloomreach Cloud

After the first deployment in Bloomreach Cloud, complete the following configuration steps to ensure your instance operates as expected.

Step	XM 13 Documentation	XM 14 / 15 / 16 Documentation
Configure virtual hosts	Configure virtual hosts for an environment (13)	Configure virtual hosts for an environment (14 / 15 / 16)
Configure the Relevance SQL data store	Configure the Relevance SQL data store for Bloomreach Cloud (13 / 14 / 15 / 16)
Configure CMS security	Login page captcha and auto-completion (13) Password safety validation and password expiration (13) Create users and groups (13)	Login page captcha and auto-completion (14 / 15 / 16) Password safety validation and password expiration (14 / 15 / 16) Create users and groups (14 / 15 / 16)
Remove or update default user accounts (admin, editor, author, webmaster)
Configure repository maintenance jobs	Event log cleanup (13) Form data cleanup (13)	Event log cleanup (14 / 15 / 16) Form data cleanup (14 / 15 / 16)

Verification

Confirm that all required features and services are present in your project.
Validate that your project builds and packages successfully.
Deploy to a test environment in Bloomreach Cloud and verify application startup.
Test key functionality, including content delivery, repository access, and CMS login.