Installing on Yum Compatible Linux Distributions
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An automated, unattended installer for CollectionSpace is available. This installer can save you considerable time and effort, when compared to the manual installation steps below.
To try it out for yourself, please visit Automated installer for CollectionSpace.
These installation instructions should be compatible with Linux distributions using the Yum package manager, including Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS, Mandrake, and Yellow Dog.
Installing Prerequisites
Make sure you are a super user:
su
Installing Ant, Maven, ImageMagick and FTP clients
Install the prerequisites available via Yum:
yum install ant maven ImageMagick ftp
Installing the database
REQUIRED: although the details regarding this step are presented on a separate page, they are mandatory for the install to work.
Follow the install instructions for PostgreSQL on PostgreSQL Installation under Linux. The mandatory steps are Installation and Setting Up.
Optionally you can also do the Tuning step to tweak the database and improve performance.
Installing Java JDK
...And you're done
If you experienced troubles with the installation there are some resources to help you out:
- Troubleshooting Installation Problems
- Send a note to talk@lists.collectionspace.org. The Talk list is appropriate for installation questions and problem reports.
- Installing CollectionSpace