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The instructions below are meant as a quick guide for how to install the User Interface quickly & use the REST API demo as a backend. Please keep in mind the official installation instructions are at Installing DSpace. These "user interface only" instructions are only useful for trying out the UI for demo/sandboxing purposes. |
Running only the DSpace 7 user interface can be done quickly & easily on any operating system (Windows, Mac OS, or Linux). By default, the installed user interface will use the DSpace 7 REST API Demo (https://api7.dspace.org/server/) as its backend. This means that you will immediately see test data (from that demo site) and be able to interact with it. However, you will need to authenticate using the REST API Demo account. Any changes you make will also obviously appear on that shared REST API Demo site.
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The DSpace 7 installation process describes manually installing both the frontend (User Interface) and backend (REST API) of DSpace 7 on a local machine. The frontend and backend need not be installed on the same machine.
Keep in mind the installation process here may change prior to DSpace 7.0 final. This should be considered an early version of the installation process, and we welcome feedback or improvements to this documentation.
Reporting Issues
As you try out DSpace 7, you may run across a bug, issue or oddity (afterall, it's still under active development). HereIf you discover an issue in DSpace 7, here's how to report those so they get resolved before the final 7.0 releaseit:
- First, if you aren't sure whether it's a bug or want advice, feel free to ask on Slack. The DSpace 7 development team uses the #angular-ui channel (for UI discussions) and #rest-api channel (for REST API discussions). Though even reporting it on #dev (general developer channel) is perfectly fine.
- If you are sure it's an issue, create an issue ticket
- Frontend / User Interface issues (including accessibility issues) can be reported via GitHub Issues at https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/issues
- Backend / REST API issues should be reported via GitHub issues at https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/issues
- (If you aren't sure where to report the issue, don't worry. Just report it via either route, and we'll move it to the proper place as needed.)
- Once it is reported, we'll analyze it and schedule it to be completed (based on priority). Please make sure to note how you found this issue and/or any steps to reproduce it.
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