Access to Memory (AtoM) is an open-source software that is used for creating, managing, and providing access to digital archives. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install Access to Memory on the latest version of POP! OS.
Before we proceed with the installation of Access to Memory, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command in the terminal to install the dependencies:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install curl git unzip apache2 mysql-server mysql-client php php-curl php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-mysql php-xml php-zip php-intl
We will now download the latest version of AtoM from GitHub using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/artefactual/atom /var/www/html/atom
Once the download is complete, navigate to the atom directory by running the following command:
cd /var/www/html/atom
Next, we will download the latest stable release of AtoM using the following command:
sudo git checkout $(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
After that, we will install AtoM using the following command:
sudo bash setup.sh
This command will launch the configuration wizard. Follow the wizard’s prompts to configure AtoM according to your requirements.
We will now set up the necessary file permissions for AtoM. Run the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/atom
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/atom
To access AtoM, we will create a virtual host. Open a new terminal window and run the following command to open the Apache configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/atom.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/atom
ServerName atom.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/atom/>
Options FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file. Then, run the following commands:
sudo a2ensite atom.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Finally, we will complete the installation of AtoM by running the following command:
sudo php /var/www/html/atom/symfony/project/bin/fix-perms
This command will fix the directory permissions and make AtoM ready for use.
AtoM can now be accessed by navigating to your browser and entering the following URL:
http://atom.example.com
If you have set up a DNS record for your server or web domain, then you can use the domain name instead of the IP address.
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Access to Memory on POP! OS. You can now manage and provide access to digital archives using this powerful open-source software.
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