Starting Alfresco with Docker and Experiencing the Records Management Lifecycle via REST API

Overview In this article, we will start Alfresco Governance Services Community Edition (hereinafter AGS) latest version (25.3.0) with Docker and experience the entire records management lifecycle using the REST API. Specifically, we assume the following business scenario. Scenario: Contract Management The business department creates and registers a contract The records manager declares it as a record and classifies it in the file plan Set up a Retention Schedule After contract termination, execute cutoff (active to inactive) After the retention period (3 years) elapses, dispose of the record If litigation arises, suspend disposal using a hold (freeze) Based on the previous article, this article introduces the setup procedure and API usage for the latest version. ...

February 15, 2026 · 257 min · Nakamura