Installing DSpace

Start with the DSpace System Documentation.

Platform and distribution-specific tips and guides are listed below:

Windows XP / Vista / 7

• Installing DSpace on Windows
• DSpace Windows Install Guide : http://www.scribd.com/doc/36733660/DSpace-Install-Guide

Mac OS X

• Installing DSpace on Mac OS X
• Installing DSpace on OSX

Other Linux/Unix Distributions

• AIX: Installing DSpace on AIX
• Debian:
  • Installing DSpace on Debian testing
  • Installing DSpace on Debian 5 (blog post)
• FreeBSD: Installing DSpace on FreeBSD
• Gentoo: Installing DSpace On Gentoo
• Mandrake / Mandriva:
  • Installing DSpace on Mandriva
  • Install DSpace on MandrakeLinux 9.2 (Portuguese)
• RedHat:
  • Installing DSpace on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Redhat package and service management
  • Dspace 1.6.x on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (using jpackage repository and NO dspace user)
• SuSE: Installing DSpace on SLES9
• Ubuntu:
  • Installing DSpace 1.7 on Ubuntu (Simple as it uses tasksel, and NO dspace user)
  • Installing DSpace 1.5 on Ubuntu 9.04
  • Installing DSpace 1.5 on Ubuntu 8.10 Server
  • Installing DSpace 1.5 on Ubuntu 8.04
  • Installing DSpace 1.4 on Ubuntu 7.04
  • Installing DSpace on Ubuntu 6.06 (LTS)

General Tips / Hints

• If you have a assetstore which may someday contain more that 250K files, or which will exceed 1TB, please take a look at the File System Creation and Sizing Information page.
• Handle Service Startup Scripts for Unix or Linux
• ModJk
• DspaceOnStandardPorts