In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Samvera Hyrax on your Elementary OS Latest computer. Samvera Hyrax is a digital repository software that enables organizations to create, manage, and publish digital content.
Before installing Samvera Hyrax, you will need to ensure that your system meets the following prerequisites:
To install Samvera Hyrax, open your terminal and execute the following commands:
# Clone the Samvera Hyrax repository
git clone https://github.com/samvera/hyrax.git
# CD into the hyrax directory
cd hyrax
# Install the required gems
bundle install
# Create the database
rake db:create
# Run the database migrations
rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=development
# Start the server
rails server
After executing the above commands, you can access the Samvera Hyrax application by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
By default, the Samvera Hyrax application is configured to use SQLite as the database. If you want to use a PostgreSQL database, you will need to update the config/database.yml file with your PostgreSQL credentials.
development:
<<: *default
database: myapp_development
username: myapp
password: <%= ENV.fetch("MYAPP_DATABASE_PASSWORD") { "password" } %>
Replace the above configuration with the following configuration:
development:
adapter: postgresql
encoding: unicode
database: myapp_development
pool: 5
username: postgres
password:
host: localhost
To create an admin user for the Samvera Hyrax application, execute the following command:
rails hyrax:default_admin_set:create
This will create a default admin user with the following credentials:
admin@example.comadmin123After creating the admin user, you can log in to the Samvera Hyrax application and start managing digital content.
In this tutorial, we have walked through the steps to install and configure Samvera Hyrax on your Elementary OS Latest computer. With Samvera Hyrax, you can easily create, manage, and publish digital content through a web-based interface.
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