In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Fedora Commons Repository on a Fedora CoreOS latest machine. Fedora Commons repository is a repository service that provides robust and durable storage for digital content.
To get started, we first need to install some dependencies on our machine. Open a terminal window and run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo dnf install wget java-headless
This will install the wget package, which we will use to download the installation files for Fedora Commons Repository, and the java-headless package, which is required to run Fedora Commons.
Next, we need to download the Fedora Commons Repository installation files from the official website. Run the following command to download the tarball:
wget https://github.com/fcrepo/fcrepo/releases/download/fcrepo-6.0.2/fcrepo-webapp-6.0.2.war
Once the download is complete, we need to extract the contents of the tarball. Run the following command to extract the tarball:
sudo mkdir /opt/fedora
sudo mkdir /opt/fedora/tomcat
sudo mkdir /opt/fedora/data
sudo chown $USER /opt/fedora/data
sudo chmod g+w /opt/fedora/data
sudo mv fcrepo-webapp-6.0.2.war /opt/fedora/tomcat/fcrepo.war
cd /opt/fedora/tomcat
sudo unzip fcrepo.war
These commands will create a new directory /opt/fedora and extract the contents of the tarball into a new directory called /opt/fedora/tomcat/fcrepo.war.
Now it's time to configure Fedora Commons Repository. To do this, we need to edit the fedora.fcfg file located in the /opt/fedora/tomcat/WEB-INF/classes/config/ directory. Run the following command to edit the file:
sudo nano /opt/fedora/tomcat/WEB-INF/classes/config/fedora.fcfg
Add the following lines to the bottom of the file:
fcrepo.home=/opt/fedora/data
fcrepo.modeshape.configuration=file:/opt/fedora/tomcat/WEB-INF/config/repository.json
Save and close the file.
The next step is to start the Tomcat server. Run the following command to start the server:
/opt/fedora/tomcat/bin/catalina.sh start
Once the server is up and running, you can access it by visiting http://localhost:8080/fcrepo.
Finally, we need to create a new user account that has access to Fedora Commons Repository. Run the following command to create a new user with the username fedoraAdmin:
/opt/fedora/tomcat/bin/fcrepo-create-user.sh fedoraAdmin
You will be prompted to enter a password for the new user.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Fedora Commons Repository on your Fedora CoreOS latest machine. You can now use this powerful service to store and manage your digital content.
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