This article walks through installing DSpace 7 on Windows 10 using a local development setup (Tomcat + PostgreSQL + Java + Maven). Assumptions: you want a working local instance for development or evaluation. Defaults chosen for clarity; adapt versions if needed.
This often indicates a connectivity issue between the Frontend and Backend. Verify that the rest configuration in your config.prod.yml points to the correct backend URL and port, and that your Tomcat server is running.
Now your DSpace 7 installation restarts automatically after reboot.
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Open your Tomcat installation directory and navigate to the conf\Catalina\localhost directory. If these folders do not exist, create them.
This command compiles the files into the deployment directory specified in your local.cfg ( C:\dspace ). 5. Deploy to Tomcat
Copy the server folder from your DSpace installation webapps directory to the Tomcat webapps folder. 4. Frontend Installation Steps This article walks through installing DSpace 7 on
dspace.server.url = http://localhost:8080/server dspace.ui.url = http://localhost:4000
DSpace uses Tomcat 9 to serve the REST API.
Copy the DSpace schema configuration folders from the DSpace source code (which we will download in the next phase) once available, or initialize Solr to run as a Windows service using tools like NSSM (Non-Sucking Service Manager). For a quick start, start Solr via Command Prompt: bin\solr.cmd start Use code with caution. Phase 3: Backend Installation (DSpace Server) 1. Download and Extract Source Code This often indicates a connectivity issue between the
Under , create the following new variables (adjust paths based on your actual installation directories): Variable Name Typical Windows Path Value JAVA_HOME C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11 M2_HOME C:\Apache\maven ANT_HOME C:\Apache\ant
Open Command Prompt as an Administrator, navigate to your source directory, and run the Maven package command: cd C:\dspace-src mvn package Use code with caution.