Deprecated. This material represents early efforts and may be of interest to historians. It doe not describe current VIVO efforts.
Deprecated. This material represents early efforts and may be of interest to historians. It doe not describe current VIVO efforts.
This document applies to VIVO release 1.6. For documents that apply to other releases, please consult the Documentation Archive page.
Introduction
This document is a summary of the VIVO installation process. For information about this release, consult the VIVO 1.6 Release Announcement. Links to this and other documentation can be found on the support page at VIVOweb.org.
These instructions assume that you are performing a clean install, including emptying an existing database, emptying the VIVO home directory, and removing a previous installation from the Tomcat webapps directory. VIVO may not work as expected if you install over an an earlier version. If you are upgrading an existing service, please consult the Upgrade Instructions for VIVO release 1.6.
The first section describes a standard, simple installation for those who want to get VIVO up and running. The second section describes several installation options; some options are intended for a full-scale production installation of VIVO, and some are intended for a person who is developing VIVO on their own machine.
A simple installation
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This section describes the process of getting VIVO up and running on your computer, for testing or experimentation, or just to gain familiarity with the process.
If you want to install VIVO on a production server, or if you want to develop VIVO code, you should also read the section on installation options.
Where is VIVO on your computer?
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Preparing for VIVO
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Install required software
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Create an empty database
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Building VIVO
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Download the VIVO source code
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Specify build properties
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Compile and deploy
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Running VIVO
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Configure Tomcat
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Specify runtime properties
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Start Tomcat
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Was the installation successful?
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Using VIVO
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Log in and add RDF data
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Set the Contact Email Address
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Review the VIVO terms of use
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Installation options
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Running VIVO behind an Apache server
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Using an external authentication system
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Developers' installation: obtaining VIVO source code from Git
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Customizing VIVO with a "3-tier" build
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Using a database other than MySQL
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Using a servlet container other than Tomcat
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Adding OpenSocial gadgets to VIVO
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VIVO in a language other than English
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Other installation options
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Overview
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