How to Install InvenioRDM on NetBSD

InvenioRDM is a free and open-source research data management software developed by CERN. It allows institutions to create a digital repository for storing, managing, and sharing research data. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of InvenioRDM on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of NetBSD.
• Access to terminal with root privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

In order to install InvenioRDM on NetBSD, we first need to install the required packages. Use the pkg_add command to install the following packages:

pkg_add py38-pip py38-virtualenv pkgconf gcc8 gettext-tools git

This will install the necessary packages to create the virtual environment and build the dependencies needed for InvenioRDM.

Step 2: Create a Virtual Environment

Once the required packages are installed, we need to create a virtual environment. Navigate to the directory of your choice and create a new virtual environment using the following command:

python3 -m venv invenio-env

This will create a new virtual environment named invenio-env. Activate the environment using the following command:

source invenio-env/bin/activate

Step 3: Install InvenioRDM

Now we can install InvenioRDM using the pip command. Run the following command to install InvenioRDM:

pip install invenio-app-rdm

This command will install InvenioRDM and its dependencies into the virtual environment invenio-env.

Step 4: Configure InvenioRDM

In order to configure InvenioRDM, we need to navigate to the installation directory and initialize the configuration files. To do this, run the following command:

cd ~/.virtualenvs/invenio-env
invenio-cli init 

This command initializes the configuration files and creates the necessary directories.

Step 5: Run InvenioRDM

Finally, we can run InvenioRDM using the following command:

invenio-cli run

This command will start the InvenioRDM server. Navigate to http://localhost:5000 to access the InvenioRDM instance.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have outlined the steps to install InvenioRDM on NetBSD. InvenioRDM provides a powerful research data management system that can be used to store, manage, and share research data. Once installed, you can customize and configure InvenioRDM to suit your organization's needs.

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