How to Install Fedora Commons Repository on macOS

Fedora Commons Repository is a digital asset management system for the management and preservation of digital content. It is compatible with different operating systems including macOS. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Fedora Commons Repository on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation of Fedora Commons Repository, make sure that you have the following requirements:

• An up-to-date macOS operating system
• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or later
• Terminal application

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Fedora Commons Repository on macOS:

1. Go to https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FF/Fedora+Repository+Home and download the latest version of the Fedora Commons Repository by clicking on the link under the "Downloads" section.

2. Open the Terminal application on your macOS and navigate to the directory where the downloaded file is located.

3. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

   tar -xvzf fedora-<version>-jdk<JC>-minimal.tar.gz
   

   Replace <version> with the version number of the Fedora Commons Repository that you downloaded and <JC> with the version number of the JDK installed on your macOS.

4. Navigate to the extracted directory using the following command:

   cd fedora-<version>-jdk<JC>-minimal
   

   Again, replace <version> with the version number of the Fedora Commons Repository that you downloaded and <JC> with the version number of the JDK installed on your macOS.

5. Start the Fedora Commons Repository using the following command:

   ./bin/fcrepo-mint.sh start
   

   This will start the Fedora Commons Repository and create the necessary directories.

6. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/fcrepo. You should see the Fedora Commons Repository homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Fedora Commons Repository on macOS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Fedora Commons Repository on macOS. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please refer to the official documentation of Fedora Commons Repository at https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FF/Fedora+Repository+Home.

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