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DSpace requires either PostgreSQL 8.4 (or greater) or Oracle 10g (or greater) relational database software. For the purposes of this tutorial on setting up an Eclipse IDE, we'll be using Depending on your setup you may want your databases either local or some remote server. I've found it beneficial to have both available.
PostgreSQL 9.0.3
Eventually, I'll be incorporating specific Mac OS 10.6 related instructions into this wiki page, but for now, I've verified that these instructions (http://) work with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and . PostgreSQL 9.0.3. Do note the typo in the section containing information on setting up the operating system's "postgres" user. The instructions say "sudu" instead of "sudo" on all but the first line. Also, the configuration options are fairly generic aside from the Mac OSX specific locations and the bonjour flag and could be used as the basis for setting up postgres in other linux / unix environments (save, again, for setting up the operating system's postgres user).
Oracle
I've not verified them, but you'll likely meet with success using these instructions for working with Oracle 10g on Mac OS 10.6.
Servlet Container Software
Concerning the servlet containers available, this area will cover Tomcat and act as a placeholder for when/if I'm able to post concerning other popular servlet containers at a later time.
Tomcat 7.0.8
Apache Tomcat's latest stable release is 7.0.8 and can be acquired from the download page at Tomcat's official site: tomcat.apache.org.
Other Servlet Container Software
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