Bitnami DreamFactory Stack is a free and cross-platform software that provides users with an one-click install solution for easy deployment of the DreamFactory web-based application and its runtime dependencies on real hardware.
What is DreamFactory?
DreamFactory is an open source mobile services platform heavily used by enterprise developers to build native HTML5 or mobile apps. It is designed to allow programmers to begin coding immediately, without the need of managing the backend infrastructure.
Installing Bitnami DreamFactory Stack
Bitnami DreamFactory Stack is distributed as native installers for the GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems, which have been designed to support both 32-bit and 64-bit (recommended) hardware platforms.
To install DreamFactory on a desktop computer or laptop, download the package that corresponds to your PC’s hardware architecture, run it and follow the instruction displayed on the screen.
Run DreamFactory in the cloud
Thanks to Bitnami, users can run DreamFactory in the cloud by using a pre-built cloud image for the Windows Azure and Amazon EC2 cloud hosting platforms, or run their own DreamFactory stack server with a private hosting provider.
The DreamFactory virtual appliance and Docker container
Bitnami also offers a virtual appliance, based on the latest LTS (Long Term Support) release of the world’s most popular free operating system, Ubuntu, and designed for the Oracle VirtualBox and VMware ESX, ESXi virtualization software. A DreamFactory Docker container is also available for download on the project’s homepage.
The Bitnami DreamFactory Module
Besides the Bitnami DreamFactory Stack product reviewed here, you can also download a Bitnami DreamFactory Module software for the Bitnami LAMP, WAMP and MAMP stacks, which allows users to deploy the DreamFactory application on top of the aforementioned stacks, without having to install its runtime dependencies. Bitnami DreamFactory Module is available for download on Softpedia, free of charge.