This document is a guide to getting up and running with Fedora as quickly as possible.

Out of the box

If you are looking for scripted deployments, please take a look at Fedora's deployment tooling.

• Java 8

  java -version
  java version "1.8.0_05"
  Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_05-b13)
  Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.5-b02, mixed mode)
  

• Servlet 3.0 container such as:
  
  • Tomcat 8 or later
  • Jetty 9.x or later

Installation

There are two primary ways of deploying Fedora. The first, One-Click Run, is an easy way to get Fedora running to test out the basic features. The second, Servlet Container Install, is the approach to be used in production installations.

One-Click Run

1. Download the latest executable webapp "one-click-run" from downloads

2. Either double-click on the download, or run the following command to start Fedora

   java -jar fcrepo-webapp-<version>-jetty-console.jar

3. Once Fedora is seen to be running at the following URL, start exploring the feature tour

   http://localhost:8080/rest/

   Note, port 8080 is the default. Replace that port number in the above URL if you used a different value.
   

Servlet Containers

Alternatively, instead of deploying Fedora via the "one-click run", the Fedora web-application can be installed by dropping the WAR file into a servlet 3 container, such as Tomcat 7 or Jetty 8.
For details on installing Fedora to those containers, see the Deploying Fedora - Complete Guide guide.

Next Steps

Once Fedora is running, 

• Explore the feature tour
• Explore the web-application configuration options
• Explore enabling repository asset authorization
• Explore setting up an external search index