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Alternative databases: Jena SDB supports other databases - including PostgreSQL and Oracle. If you wish to use a different database, you will need to add the appropriate Java libraries to the application, and configure the VitroConnection.DataSource.* settings in runtime.properties so that Jena knows what database it is operating with.

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8.5 or later

VIVO is a web application, which requires a servlet engine to host. It has been tested with Tomcat 7 and Tomcat 88.5, 9, and 10. The applications make use of Tomcat context.xml configuration files - if you wish to use an alternative servlet engine, you will need to make the appropriate adjustments.

You may use Tomcat as supplied by your operating system / package manager providing is meets the minimum requirements, or you can download it from: http://tomcat.apache.org/download-8085.cgi

Tomcat User: When running, Tomcat is usually launched under an unprivileged user account. As VIVO needs to be able to read and write to the home directory, you must ensure that permissions are set on the home directory correctly. This is most easily achieved by assigning ownership to the user that Tomcat is running as.

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