Islandora is a digital asset management system that allows you to create and manage digital collections using open-source software. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Islandora on Fedora CoreOS.
Before you begin, you should make sure you have the following:
Before installing any packages, make sure your system is up-to-date:
sudo dnf update -y
Islandora requires several packages to work correctly. Use the following command to install them:
sudo dnf install -y java-11-openjdk maven python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-devel
Islandora requires Apache Solr to index and search digital collections. Use the following commands to install Apache Solr:
sudo dnf install -y solr
sudo systemctl enable solr
Islandora uses Drupal as the front-end web application. Use the following commands to install Drupal:
sudo dnf install -y drupal composer
sudo systemctl enable httpd service
sudo systemctl start httpd service
Use the following commands to download and install Islandora:
sudo pip3 install islemanager
sudo isle install
This step will take some time as it will download and install several components in the Islandora stack.
After the installation is complete, you can verify it by accessing the Islandora web interface at http://localhost.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Islandora on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now start creating and managing your digital collections.
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