How to Install Islandora on NetBSD

Islandora is a free, open-source digital asset management system based on Fedora and Drupal. It provides a turnkey solution for managing and providing access to digital content, including multimedia files, papers, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Islandora on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• A running instance of NetBSD with root access.
• Internet connection.
• Sufficient disk space for installing Islandora and its dependencies.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

The first step is to install the required packages including Apache, PHP, and PostgreSQL. Open the terminal and run the following command:

pkgin update
pkgin install apache php74-pgsql postgresql-server openjdk8 tomcat-native

Here, we are installing Apache web server, PHP, PostgreSQL database server, OpenJDK, and Tomcat native for running Islandora.

Step 2: Create PostgreSQL Database

Next, we will create a PostgreSQL database for Islandora. Run the following command to initialize the database cluster:

/usr/pkg/bin/pg_ctl init -D /var/postgresql/data

Start PostgreSQL service with the following command:

service postgresql start

Now, create a new database with the name "islandora" with the following command:

su - pgsql
createdb -E UTF8 islandora
exit

Step 3: Install and Configure Drupal

Islandora is built on top of the Drupal content management system. We will now download and install Drupal. First, download the latest version of Drupal from the official website:

cd /tmp
fetch https://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-7.80.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file with the following command:

tar -xzf drupal-7.80.tar.gz

Rename the extracted directory to "islandora":

mv drupal-7.80 islandora

Move the "islandora" directory to the Apache web server's default DocumentRoot directory:

mv islandora /usr/pkg/httpd/htdocs

Change the ownership and permissions of the "islandora" directory:

chown -R www:www /usr/pkg/httpd/htdocs/islandora
chmod -R 755 /usr/pkg/httpd/htdocs/islandora

Step 4: Install Islandora

Finally, we will install Islandora by downloading the latest stable version from the official website. Run the following command to download the Islandora installer:

cd /tmp
fetch https://github.com/Islandora/islandora/archive/refs/tags/12.0-beta.6.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file:

tar -xzf 12.0-beta.6.tar.gz

Change the directory to the extracted Islandora directory:

cd islandora-12.0-beta.6

Run the Islandora installer with the following command:

./build.sh

Follow the prompts to configure the installation process. When prompted for the database settings, enter the following:

• Database name: islandora
• Database user: postgres
• Database password: (postgres user password)

After the installation is complete, start the Tomcat and Apache web servers with the following commands:

service tomcat start
service apache start

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Islandora on NetBSD. You can now access Islandora by opening a web browser and navigating to "http://[your-ip-address]/islandora". If you face any issues during the installation process, you can refer to the official Islandora documentation for help.

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