How to Install Fedora Commons Repository on nixOS Latest

Overview

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Fedora Commons Repository onto nixOS Latest. Fedora Repository is an open-source repository that allows users to manage and store digital content. Follow the steps below to install this repository on your nixOS system.

Prerequisites

• nixOS Latest installed on your system
• Administrative access to the system

Installation

1. First, we need to create a shell environment. To do so, open your terminal and run the following command:

$ nix-shell -p git make gnutar

2. Next, Git clone the Fedora Repository project from the official GitHub repo. Run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/fcrepo4/fcrepo4.git

3. Navigate to the cloned repository location and check out the latest version of the code:

$ cd fcrepo4
$ git checkout fcrepo-4.x.x

Note: Replace 'x.x' with the latest version of the code.

4. Build the source code by running the following command:

$ make clean install

5. Start the Fedora Repository server by running the following command:

$ cd fcrepo-webapp && mvn install -Pfcrepo -DskipTests

6. Stop the Fedora Repository server and run the following command:

$ cd ../fcrepo-webapp-plus && mvn clean install package

7. Start the server using the following command which takes the Fedora configuration file as an argument:

$ java -jar target/fcrepo-webapp-plus-jetty-console-4.x.x-SNAPSHOT.jar server/config/node1.cfg.xml

Note: Replace 'x.x' with the latest version of the code.

8. Upon successful installation, you can now access the Fedora Repository from your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Fedora Commons Repository on your nixOS system. You can now manage and store digital content, and perform other tasks.

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