How to Install InvenioRDM on macOS

InvenioRDM is a digital research data management platform. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing InvenioRDM on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

Step 1: Install InvenioRDM Dependencies

Open the Terminal application on your macOS and run the following command to install the dependencies required for InvenioRDM:

brew install mysql redis

Step 2: Install InvenioRDM

InvenioRDM can be installed using pip3 package manager. Run the following command in your Terminal:

pip3 install -U pip setuptools
pip3 install invenio-cli invenio-admin invenio-rdm-records

This will install InvenioRDM and its required packages on your machine.

Step 3: Configure InvenioRDM

In order to configure InvenioRDM, you need to create a new instance. Run the following command in your Terminal:

invenio-cli init

This will start the configuration process. Follow the prompt and enter the required information such as the instance name and database settings.

Step 4: Run InvenioRDM

In order to run InvenioRDM, you need to start the web server. Run the following command in your Terminal:

invenio-cli run

This will start the web server and you can access InvenioRDM on your browser at http://localhost:5000/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure InvenioRDM on macOS. With InvenioRDM, you can easily manage and share your research data with others.

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