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This Help Center provides documentation on all aspects of the HCL Commerce+ product, from installation and deployment to operating and customization.
Deploying
This section provides details on deploying HCL Commerce+. It explains how to download the Docker images and Git bundles that comprise the product, how to create a minimal environment, and how to plan for a full deployment. It details supported software versions, patches, and configurations to ensure the platform performs well.
Software stack
The following table provides a list of generally available (GA) software levels, fixes, and settings for the latest HCL Commerce+ release.

Documentation
This Help Center provides documentation on all aspects of the HCL Commerce+ product, from installation and deployment to operating and customization.
- Overview
  Welcome to the HCL Commerce+ overview. Explore these feature overviews to learn how Commerce+ operates. Refer to the related links listed at the end of each topic to access expanded product documentation.
- Deploying
  This section provides details on deploying HCL Commerce+. It explains how to download the Docker images and Git bundles that comprise the product, how to create a minimal environment, and how to plan for a full deployment. It details supported software versions, patches, and configurations to ensure the platform performs well.
  - Software stack
    The following table provides a list of generally available (GA) software levels, fixes, and settings for the latest HCL Commerce+ release.
  - Downloading
  - Minimal environment
    Best practice for installing HCL Commerce+ is to start with a preconfigured 'minimal environment.' To install Commerce+, first, set up and test the minimal environment, then plan for your production environment using your own organization's IT and business experts.
  - Commerce+ environment
    Kubernetes is the default tool for deploying a live HCL Commerce+ production site. HCL provides all the required applications as Docker images for you to use in a configuration of your choice. Also included are Kubernetes Helm Charts.
  - xC development environment
    HCL Commerce+ includes an xC service that you can use to create custom plugins .
  - References
    The following topics contain information that you can use in planning and implementing custom production and development environments.
- Migrating
  The following topics show how to migrate an existing HCL Commerce Version 9.1 environment to Commerce+. The process consists of an initial migration of your database contents. This is followed by a code migration. Both are fully described.
- Operating
  The topics in this section focus on tasks that are performed by business users, marketers, and customer support representatives to connect with partners and attract and satisfy customers.
- Administering
  The site administrator performs the tasks needed to support day to day operations of the Commerce+ site.
- Extending
  Using Commerce+'s xC programming model, you can use HCL-provided extension points to extend existing Commerce logic. You can implement these extensions with the xC Customization toolkit provided by HCL. Commerce+ also provides Packaged Business Capability integrations that extend the product's reach and functionality.
- Securing
  These topics describe the security features of Commerce+ and how to configure these features.
- Performance
  Topics in the Performance section describe the means by which to plan, implement, test, and re-visit the optimization of Commerce+ site performance.
- Troubleshooting
  Topics in the Troubleshooting section highlight common issues that are encountered with Commerce+, and how they can be addressed or mitigated.
- Reference
  Topics in the Reference section contain all of the Commerce+ reference documentation.

Supported software levels, fixes, and settings for Commerce+

The following table provides a list of generally available (GA) software levels, fixes, and settings for the latest HCL Commerce+ release.

Commerce+

Core Commerce+ software is all software that is bundled with Commerce+, or is open source software required for standard Commerce+ operation.


Software	Supported versions and required fixes
HCL Commerce+	26.07.22.0
Open Liberty Application Server	Open Liberty Server 26.0.0.6, open jdk 21.0.11.0
Apache Web Server	Apache Web Server 2.4.63 UBI 10
Apache ZooKeeper	ZooKeeper 3.9.5
Solr	Solr 9.10.1
Elasticsearch	Elasticsearch 9.4.2
NiFi	NiFi 1.28.1
NiFi Registry	NiFi Registry 1.28.1
Node.js	Node.js 24.14.1, include npm 11.11.0
Operating System	UBI 10.2 UBI 9.7
Python	python version:3.14.4

Infrastructure software

The infrastructure software products listed below are compatible with Commerce+. These components are designed to ensure seamless deployment, operation, and scalability in modern cloud environments.

Tested cloud platforms

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)


Software	Supported versions and required fixes
Helm	Version 3.17.x or greater
Vault	Version 2.0.3
Kubernetes Cluster	Version 1.35, 1.36

Database


Software	Supported versions and required fixes
IBM Db2 database	IBM Db2 12.1.4
Oracle Database	Oracle 19c
PostgreSQL	PostgreSQL Version 18.3 or later Note: PostgreSQL has been tested in PostgreSQL on Docker, using the postgres:18.3-alpine3.23 container.

Browsers


Software	Supported versions and required fixes
Commerce Lab	Edge 20+ Firefox 39+ Chrome 44+ Safari 10+

Third party containers


Software	Supported versions and required fixes
Elasticsearch	Elasticsearch: 9.4.2
Redis	Redis 8.8.0 helmchart 27.0.12
Zookeeper	Zookeeper 3.9.5 helmchart 13.8.7
Vault	Vault 2.0.3