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The process below is an efficient way of setting this all up on OSX. This guide was compiled on May 7, 2014, using a new MacBook Pro, running OSX 10.9 (Maverick), and grabbing the latest DSpace, something like DSpace 4.x or DSpace 5.x. There’s no one-click installer, so some command-line proficiency is required.
Dependencies The primary things needed for DSpace are: Java JDK, Tomcat
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Some optional goodies, helpful when doing development include:
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, Postgres, and then git, maven, and ant for compiling/installing.
Installation Steps
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Install Brew
Brew is a package installer/manager for OSX. Its great as it allows you to properly install a number of programs (i.e. dependencies) from the command line.
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From here, you should have a ready to go system. You can always check the official installation documentation too: Installing DSpace. It would be best to keep this Install on OSX guide up-to-date, so if you run into issues, please leave a comment.
PRO-Tips:
Mail Catcher
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to trap and view emails
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locally
For development, send all emails to “mailcatcher”, a dummy email account, that runs on localhost, so that real emails don’t get sent out to real people.
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