Introduction

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Bitrix Virtual Appliance&lt;/b&gt; is designed using &lt;b&gt;VMWare Studio 1.0&lt;/b&gt; in &lt;b&gt;VMWare Virtual Appliance&lt;/b&gt; format. The virtual machine is compatible with the following &lt;b&gt;VMWare&lt;/b&gt; software:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;VMWare Server 1.0 and higher;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;VMWare ESX 3.0 and higher;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;VMWare ESXi 3.5 and higher;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;VMWare Workstation 6.0 and higher;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;VMWare Player 2.0 and higher;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;VMWare Fusion 1.1 and higher.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;The machine hosts a Linux based virtual server optimized for common web server hosting service.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The virtual server includes:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;OS: &lt;b&gt;CentOS 6.3&lt;/b&gt; with autoupdate feature;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;two-tier configuration: &lt;b&gt;NGINX&lt;/b&gt; + &lt;b&gt;(Apache2+APC)&lt;/b&gt;; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;MySQL 5&lt;/b&gt; with &lt;b&gt;InnoDB&lt;/b&gt; support;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;HTTPS&lt;/b&gt; support;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;additional software and packages: &lt;b&gt;geoip&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;catdoc&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;poppler&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;mc&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;man&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;strace&lt;/b&gt;;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;properly configured firewall (&lt;b&gt;iptables&lt;/b&gt;) and secure configuration;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;DHCP based or manual IP address;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;configurable mail client (&lt;b&gt;msmtp&lt;/b&gt;);&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;MRU action toolbar for remote control; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;remote control via HTTP and HTTPS;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;exhaustive settings to control system robustness, performance and security.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;The default password for the &lt;b&gt;root&lt;/b&gt; superuser and for the &lt;b&gt;bitrix&lt;/b&gt; user is &lt;b&gt;bitrix&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; The virtual machine comes preconfigured for the best performance of Bitrix software. &lt;p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;important&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Attention&lt;/b&gt;: Be sure to change the passwords when running the system for the first time!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4&gt;Minimum Requirements For VMWare Player / Bitrix Virtual Appliance&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;A computer to run Bitrix Virtual Appliance under VMWare Player shall meet the following minimum requirements:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Windows XP / Vista / 7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 32/64-bit; Linux 32/64-bit;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;VMWare Player;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Minimum free disk space: 2 GB;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Minimum RAM: 160 MB;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Recommended RAM: 256 MB or more.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;