How to Install DSpace on FreeBSD Latest

DSpace is an open-source digital repository software designed to store, manage, and distribute digital content like academic research papers, images, videos, and documents. In this tutorial, we will discuss the steps to install DSpace on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running FreeBSD Latest
• A user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Dependencies

1. Log in to your FreeBSD server using your administrative account.
2. Update your system and install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg install openjdk8 ant maven postgresql-server postgresql93-server

Step 2: Install Tomcat

1. Install Tomcat by running the following command:

sudo pkg install tomcat8

2. Start the Tomcat service:

sudo sysrc tomcat8_enable="YES" && sudo service tomcat8 start

Step 3: Create a PostgreSQL Database

1. Start the PostgreSQL service:

sudo sysrc postgresql_enable="YES" && sudo service postgresql start

2. Login to PostgreSQL by running:

sudo su -l pgsql -c psql

3. Create a new database named 'dspace':

CREATE DATABASE dspace;

4. Create a new user named 'dspace' with a password:

CREATE USER dspace WITH PASSWORD 'dspace';

5. Grant privileges to the 'dspace' user for the 'dspace' database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE dspace TO dspace;

6. Exit out of PostgreSQL:

\q

Step 4: Install DSpace

1. Navigate to the /opt directory:

cd /opt

2. Download the DSpace source code:

sudo fetch https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/download/dspace-6.3/dspace-6.3-release.tar.gz

3. Extract the downloaded file:

sudo tar -xzvf dspace-6.3-release.tar.gz

4. Navigate to the extracted directory:

cd dspace-6.3-release

5. Configure DSpace:

sudo mv local.cfg.EXAMPLE local.cfg && sudo nano local.cfg

In the nano editor, replace the text inside the quotes with your PostgreSQL database credentials:

db.url = jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/dspace
db.username = dspace
db.password = dspace

Save and exit the file.

6. Build and install DSpace:

sudo mvn package && cd dspace/target/dspace-installer && sudo ant fresh_install

7. Configure DSpace:

sudo cp dspace/target/dspace-installer/webapps/ROOT.war /usr/local/apache-tomcat-8.5.57/webapps

sudo nano /usr/local/apache-tomcat-8.5.57/conf/Catalina/localhost/xmlui.xml
          <Context path="/xmlui" docBase="/usr/local/apache-tomcat-8.5.57/webapps/xmlui"
                 reloadable="true">
              <Resource name="jdbc/dspace" auth="Container"
                        type="javax.sql.DataSource"
                        driverClassName="org.postgresql.Driver"
                        url="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/dspace"
                        username="dspace"
                        password="dspace"
                        maxActive="20"
                        maxIdle="10"
                        maxWait="5000"/>
          </Context>
          
sudo nano /usr/local/apache-tomcat-8.5.57/conf/Catalina/localhost/jspui.xml
          <Context path="/jspui" docBase="/usr/local/apache-tomcat-8.5.57/webapps/jspui"
                 reloadable="true">
              <Resource name="jdbc/dspace" auth="Container"
                        type="javax.sql.DataSource"
                        driverClassName="org.postgresql.Driver"
                        url="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/dspace"
                        username="dspace"
                        password="dspace"
                        maxActive="20"
                        maxIdle="10"
                        maxWait="5000"/>
          </Context>

Save and exit the files.

Step 5: Testing

1. Restart the Tomcat service:

sudo service tomcat8 restart

2. Access DSpace by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:

http://your_server_ip:8080/xmlui/

You should now be able to successfully access and use DSpace on your FreeBSD server.

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