DSpace is a digital repository software that allows users to capture, store, and share research materials. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install DSpace on a Windows 11 operating system.
Before installing DSpace, there are a few prerequisites that need to be installed on your Windows 11 machine. These include:
You can download and install JDK from the official Oracle website. Apache Maven can be downloaded from the Apache Maven website. Finally, Tomcat can be downloaded from the Apache Tomcat website.
Head over to the DSpace website and download the latest stable release of DSpace.
Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the archive to your desired location.
Open the Tomcat server.xml file located in the conf directory of your Tomcat installation. Locate the Connector element and change the port attribute to 8080.
<Connector port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
connectionTimeout="20000"
redirectPort="8443" />
Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted the DSpace archive. Then run the following command:
mvn package
This will build the DSpace package.
Navigate to the dspace/target/dspace-installer directory and run the following command:
ant fresh_install
This will deploy DSpace to your Tomcat server.
Once the deployment is complete, you can access DSpace by navigating to http://localhost:8080/xmlui.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed DSpace on your Windows 11 machine.
DSpace is a powerful tool for managing and sharing research materials. By following these steps, you can easily install DSpace on a Windows 11 operating system and start capturing and storing your research materials today.
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