This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of ArchivesSpace on Debian Latest. ArchivesSpace is an open-source, web-based archives information management system. It is used by archives, libraries, and museums worldwide to manage and share their collections.
ArchivesSpace requires Java to be installed on the server. You can install Java using the following command:
sudo apt-get install default-jdk
ArchivesSpace requires a database to store information. In this tutorial, we will be using MySQL. You can install MySQL using the following command:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
After installation, start the MySQL service using the following command:
sudo service mysql start
To create a database for ArchivesSpace, login to MySQL using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.
Create a new database and user for ArchivesSpace with the following command:
CREATE DATABASE archivesspace default CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
CREATE USER 'archivesspace'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL ON archivesspace.* TO 'archivesspace'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Remember to replace 'password' with a strong password.
Download the latest version of ArchivesSpace from the official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/releases/download/v3.0.1/archivesspace-v3.0.1.zip
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
unzip archivesspace-v3.0.1.zip
Move the extracted folder to /usr/local/share/ folder using the following command:
sudo mv archivesspace /usr/local/share/
Navigate to the archivesspace folder with the following command:
cd /usr/local/share/archivesspace
Copy the default configuration file with the following command:
cp -r example_configs/config.rb config.rb
Edit the configuration file using a text editor:
nano config.rb
Find the following line:
AppConfig[:db_url] = "jdbc:derby:/path/to/db/archivesspace_db;create=true"
Replace it with the following:
AppConfig[:db_url] = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/archivesspace?user=archivesspace&password=password&useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF-8"
Remember to replace 'password' with the password you set in Step 3.
Save and exit the file.
Start ArchivesSpace using the following command:
sudo /usr/local/share/archivesspace/archivesspace.sh
Once started, you can access ArchivesSpace in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:8080.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install ArchivesSpace on Debian latest. You also learned how to configure a database for ArchivesSpace and how to start the application. You can now use ArchivesSpace to manage and share your archives collections.
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