Bitnami EspoCRM Stack is a free and multiplatform software project that greatly simplifies the deployment of the EspoCRM application, as well as of its runtime dependencies, on desktop computers and laptops.
What is EspoCRM?
As its name suggests, EspoCRM is a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software that runs on top of a web server and helps you easily manage your customer relationships. It’s a platform-independent, highly customizable, open source and free web-based application that is lightning-fast and features a responsive design.
Installing Bitnami EspoCRM Stack
Bitnami EspoCRM Stack is distributed for free as native installers, which have been built using the BitRock InstallBuilder tool and designed to support all GNU/Linux distributions, as well as the Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
To install the EspoCRM application and its server-related requirements, you must download the file that corresponds to your computer’s hardware architecture (32-bit or 64-bit), run it and follow the on-screen instructions.
Run EspoCRM in the cloud
In addition to installing EspoCRM on your personal computer, you can also run it in the cloud, as Bitnami provides pre-built cloud images for the Amazon EC2 and Windows Azure cloud hosting services.
Virtualize EspoCRM on VMware and VirtualBox
Users will also be able to virtualize the EspoCRM application on the Oracle VirtualBox and VMware ESX/ESXi virtualization software, thanks to the virtual appliance based on the latest stable (LTS) release of the Ubuntu Linux operating system.
The Bitnami EspoCRM Module and Docker container
Besides the Bitnami EspoCRM Stack product reviewed here, users can also download Bitnami EspoCRM Module, an installer that allows anyone to deploy the EspoCRM application on top of the Bitnami LAMP, WAMP and MAMP stacks, without having to install its runtime dependencies. An EspoCRM Docker container will also be distributed on the project’s homepage, free of charge.