A simple installation

Where is VIVO on your computer?

Preparing for VIVO

Install required software

Create an empty database

Building VIVO

Download the VIVO source code

Specify build properties

Compile and deploy

Running VIVO

Configure Tomcat

Specify runtime properties

Start Tomcat

Was the installation successful?

Using VIVO

Log in and add RDF data

Set the Contact Email Address

Review the VIVO terms of use

Installation options

Running VIVO behind an Apache server

Using an external authentication system

Developers' installation: obtaining VIVO source code from Git

Customizing VIVO with a "3-tier" build

Using a database other than MySQL

Using a servlet container other than Tomcat

Adding OpenSocial gadgets to VIVO

VIVO in a language other than English

Other installation options