ArchivesSpace is a free, open source archival information management software designed to support the management, description, and discovery of archives, manuscripts, and digital objects. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing ArchivesSpace on macOS.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Navigate to the ArchivesSpace download page and download the latest stable release based on your preferred installation method. For this tutorial, we will be using the "zip" distribution.
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded archive by double-clicking the downloaded file. This will create a new folder named archivesspace-x.x.x (where x.x.x is the version number) in the same directory as the downloaded archive.
Open a terminal window and navigate to the archivesspace-x.x.x directory by running the following command:
cd /path/to/archivesspace-x.x.x
To start the ArchivesSpace server, run the following command:
./scripts/startup.sh
This will start the server on port 8080.
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the ArchivesSpace web application. You should see the login page for the application.
Log in to ArchivesSpace with the default credentials:
After successfully logging in, you should be able to start using ArchivesSpace to manage and access your archival collections.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ArchivesSpace on macOS. You can now use this powerful tool to manage your archives, manuscripts, and digital objects. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please refer to the ArchivesSpace documentation.
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