So you want to install the community version, and give it a try with a files system ? This page is made for you:

Requirements :

How to install and start Datafari :

You can build the Debian installer with the ant script Datafari/debian7/build.xml. You can download Debian installer and Docker image from www.datafari.com.

  1. Install Datafari : # dpkg -i datafari.deb
  2. Start Datafari with a non root user: # cd /opt/datafari/bin # bash start-datafari.sh
  3. Stop Datafari : # cd /opt/datafari/bin # bash stop-datafari.sh

You can find video tutorials on how to install and start Datafari from the installer (Warning: the videos are for version 3.1) :

- Debian : 

If you want to use the jcifs connector in ManifoldCF:

You have to configure your Repository connector and job to add documents to Datafari. You can find a video tutorial on how to index local file share here (Warning: the videos are for version 3.1) : https://youtu.be/8L0A6SKWXP0?t=3m8s

You can find documentation on how to create connectors and jobs here : https://manifoldcf.apache.org/release/release-2.6/en_US/end-user-documentation.html: