D installation manual

DSpace – Open Source RepositoryDSpace – Open Source Repository
FAHEEM AKBAR
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 “DSpace captures your data in any format in
text, video, audio, and data. It distributes it over
the web. It indexes your work, so users can
search and retrieve your items. It preserves your
digital work over the long term. DSpace provides
a way to manage your research materials and
publications in a professionally maintained
repository to give them greater visibility and
accessibility over time.” www.dspace.org

Following are the Pre-Requisite software so fist install all these
software's.
 Java SDK
 Apache Maven
 Apache Ant
 Apache Tomcat
 PostgreSQL
 Dspace

 Check your computer that either it is running on 32 or 64 bit
windows
 Do the following:
For Windows vista or windows 7
 Start button  clicking Control Panel  clicking System
and Maintenance  click on System.
 2. Here can view the system type.

Right Click on My computer
Now Click on Properties
Here you can see the it is 32bit or 64 bit system

 To install Dspace first download the following software.
All of them are free software and can be download from
www.vwsonline.org.
 Java SDK (32 or 64bit )
 Apache ant (latest version)
 Apache Maven
 PostgreSQL (32 or 64 bit)
 Apache Tomcat (32 or 64bit)
 DSpace (the version you want to install
latest is 5.1)

JAVA SDK (jdk-6u38-windows-i586)
Direct link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads
/jdk6u38-downloads-1877406.html
Or
http:// www.vwsonline.org
 Installing Java, to do this , double click on the file ‘jdk-
6u38-windows-i586’ and follow the on screen
instructions and accept the license agreement.

APACHE ANT (Latest Version)
http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi
 To install Apache Ant , create a new folder named “ANT” in “C:”
drive , Unzip (Expand) contents of “apache-ant-1.8.4-bin” in to
C:ANT
APACHE MAVEN (Latest Version)
http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi
 To install Apache Maven create a new folder named “MAVEN” in
C:MAVEN unzip “apache-maven-3.0.4-bin.zip” in to that folder.

For Windows Vista or Windows 7
 Right click “My Computer” Click “Properties” Click on
“Advanced System Settings” from “Tasks” Choose “Advance”
tab Click on “Environment Variable” Button
For Windows XP
 Right click “My Computer” Click Properties  “Advance” tab 
Click on “Environment Variable” Button
 Now click on “PATH” variable under ‘System Variables’ and click
on “Edit”.Button

Variable Name: JAVA_HOME
Variable Value: C:Program FilesJavajdk1.6.0_38
Variable Name: ANT_HOME
Variable Value: C:ANT

 Add followings to your PATH variable
; C:Program
FilesJavajdk1.6.0_38bin;C:ANTbin;C:MAVENbin

Now verify the platform, to do so run the following
commands in to the command prompt.
> java –version
> ant –version
>mvn – version
 As show on next slide.

 how to install of PostgreSQL with database
creation, to install PostgreSQL
 double click on “postgresql”. Follow the
instructions.

 Remember that in the last step/screen don’t check
the update check box. Otherwise the Postgre SQL
will not work.
 Next step is creation of empty database with the
name “dsapce” to store dspace data.



Download Apache Tomcat form vwsonline or
the following link:
http://tomcat.apache.org
 This step installation of Apache Tomcat will be
attempted, to do this, double click on “apache-
tomcate”

 This is the final step actual installation of dspace.
 create an empty directory on C:(program files and
datafiles of dspace will be copies here).
 C:DSpace

 Extract all the contents of ‘dspace-5.1-src-release.zip’ to one folder
(i.e DSpace) and copy entire folder to your C: drive as C: dspace-
5.1-src-release.zip
 Once the files are unzipped, go to
“C:Dspacedspace-5.1-src-eleasedspaceconfig”,
 Find out “dspace.cfg” and open in notepad or any other editor and
atleast change the following parameters. Use forward slashes `/` for
path separators

 dspace.dir = C:/Dspace.
 dspace.name = "Dspace Repository".
 mail.server = mail.yourinstitute.ac.in
 mail.from.address = admin@drtc.ac.in
 feedback.recipient = admin@drtc.ac.in
 mail.admin = admin@drtc.ac.in

Once you have edited dspace configuration file open the command
prompt and go to “C: dspace-5.1-src-release dspace” folder
“cd C:Dspacedspace-5.1-src-releasedspace”
Now type “mvn package” and press enter
“C:Dspacedspace-5.1-src-releasedspace> mvn package”
Note: Please note that internet connection is required to perform this
operation, Maven will download dspace source dependencies
online.

Now go to “C: dspace-5.1-src-releasedspacetargetdspace-build.dir”
on command prompt
“cd C: dspace-5.1-src-releasedspacetargetdspace-
build.dir”
Now type “ant fresh_install” and press enter
C: dspace-virsion-src-releasedspacetargetdspace-5.1-build.dir>ant
fresh_install

 Now it is time to create default system administrator. To
create administrator execute following command
“C:dspacebindspace create-
administrator”

 Using your explorer browse through your
C:dspacewebapps folder

 Copy “jspui” and “xmlui” folder to your tomcat
installation’s webapps folder

 Start tomcat service if it is already not running by going in
to :
Control Panel  Administrative Tools  Services
Apache Tomcat 7 and clicking on “Start”
 Point your browser to
http://localhost:8080/jspui
or http://localhost:8080/xmlui

Dspace Installation is Completed
If case of queries regarding installation
please post it on vwonline forum
For advance learning please register
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