How to Install DSpace on Windows | Code Factory

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2 min readDec 15, 2019

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Reference Link : Link

Download DSpace : Link

How to Configure DSpace in Windows Using CMD :

Step 01 : Download DSpace from the above link.

Step 02 : First download these softwares and install on your machine.

  • apache-ant-x.x.x-bin
  • apache-maven-x.x.x
  • Java and Tomcat
  • PostgreSQL

Step 03 : Login in PGadmin and create user : dspace and password : dspace with full role.

Step 04 : Create database with name dspace with dspace user role.

Step 05 : Go to location <dspace> -> dspace -> config and then copy file local.cfg.EXAMPLE and paste at same location and rename it with local.cfg

Step 06 : Now remove all blank lines from the local.cfg and dspace.cfg

Step 07 : Create a extension in postgre in dspace database.

CREATE EXTENSION pgcrypto;
commit;

Step 08 : CMD : <dspace> -> dspace -> mvn package

Step 09 : CMD : <dspace> -> dspace -> target -> dspace-installer -> ant fresh_install

Step 10 : Previous command will create folder at C: -> dspace or D : -> dspace

Step 11: CMD : D: -> dspace -> bin -> dspace create-administarator

Step 12 : Go to D: -> dspace -> webapps copy jspui, xmlui, solr and paste it in <tomcat> -> webapps.

Step 13 : Start tomcat and go to URL : http://localhost:8080/jspui

How to Configure DSpace in Windows Using Eclipse :

Step 01 to 07 as above…

Step 08 : Eclipse -> import -> maven project -> dspace-x.x-src-release (dspace source)
right click on dspace folder in Eclipse ->run as -> configuration
right click on configuration -> create new configuration -> "Goals : package" -> Run

Step 09 to 13 as above…

(NOTE : If any errors occure at “mvn package” or “Run” in eclipse command time then delete .m2 directory from C: -> user -> YOUR USER)

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