Setting up a full-stack Lotus Notes 8.5.1 development environment

Hi,

this is the start of a multi-part series about setting up everything you need, to get started developing Lotus Notes applications and plugins.

I hope this will be the end of the negative attitude towards notes plugin development. If IBM doesn’t produce easy instructions – or at least up-to-date information, i will .

What will you have at the end of this course ?

• An Ubuntu Server 8.0.4 running Domino 8.5.1
• A complete Eclipse & Expeditor-Toolkit installation with a sample Sidebar Plugin
• Lotus Notes , Domino Designer & Administrator

I will try to post one part of this series every day, but if you can’t wait and understand german, you can already download the complete series as PDF-File:

German PDF

Parts:

1. Installation and configuration of Ubuntu Server 8.0.4 in a virtual machine
2. Installation and configuration of Domino Server 8.5.1
3. Overview of software-versions depending on you version of Lotus Notes
4. Installation of Lotus Notes, Domino Designer & Administrator
5. Installation of Eclipse 3.4.2
6. Installation of the Expeditor-Toolkit
7. Writing a small Sidebar plugin to test the setup