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How to Install Archivematica on Windows 10

Archivematica is an open-source digital preservation system that provides tools for processing and preserving digital objects. If you want to install Archivematica on your Windows 10 system, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following software installed:

• VirtualBox: This is a virtualization tool that allows you to run a virtual machine on your physical machine. You can download VirtualBox from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads.
• Vagrant: This is a command-line tool for building and managing virtual machines. You can download Vagrant from https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.
• Git: This is a version control system for managing code. You can download Git from https://git-scm.com/download/win.

Installation

1. Open the Command Prompt on your system.
2. Create a directory where you want to install Archivematica. For example, C:\archivematica.
3. Navigate to the directory you just created:
   • cd C:\archivematica
4. Clone the Archivematica installation script from the Github repository:
   • git clone https://github.com/artefactual/archivematica-am.git
5. Navigate to the newly created directory:
   • cd archivematica-am
6. Create a file called env-local:
   • touch env-local
7. Open the env-local file in a text editor and add the following lines:

   VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER=virtualbox
   USE_ARCHIVEMATICA_DASHBOARD=true
   

8. Save the file and close the text editor.
9. Run the following command to start the installation process:
   • vagrant up
10. Wait for the installation process to complete. This can take several minutes.
11. Once the installation process is complete, you can access the Archivematica dashboard by navigating to:
    • http://192.168.50.4

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Archivematica on your Windows 10 system.

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