Before we start, we are going to need a CMIS server to talk to. There are a number of ways to get access to a CMIS server. You can, for example, install your own or use one that is available on the Internet. Actually, it is best to install your own so that you can have some control over it and you have the confidence that there are not loads of other users doing stuff at the same time as you.

We will focus on the Alfresco content management server in this book, but all the exercises should work with any other CMIS-compliant server too. However, if you use another CMIS server, remember that it will have a different entry point URL than Alfresco's (different from, for example, http://localhost:8080/alfresco/cmisatom).