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• Start with the DSpace System Documentation.
• Platform and distribution-specific tips and guides can be found on the DSpace Installation page.
• en español: Instalación de Dspace:  Deploy de un repositorio básico con Dspace 3.0   
  
  

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• Lessons learned building an Institutional Repository with DSpace

Mailing Lists

English Lists

There are several public DSpace mailing lists you can join, depending on what your particular interest is.

dspace-general

General discussion about the DSpace platform, and setting up and running a DSpace service. It is open to all DSpace users to ask questions, share news, and spark discussion about DSpace with people managing other DSpace sites.

• Sign up for dspace-general
• View or search archive
• Search all lists at once

dspace-tech

Technical discussion about the DSpace platform. If you have a technical query, or are having problems getting DSpace up and running, this is the place to go (refer to the Troubleshoot an error page for additional help and suggestions). If you are technically savvy, and would like to contribute by helping out those in need, please join!

• Sign up for dspace-tech
• View or search archive
• Search all lists at once

dspace-devel
People working on the DSpace code hang out here.

• Sign up for dspace-devel
• View or search archive
• Search all lists at once

dspace-changelog
This is for "hardcore" developers only. This listserv reports the latest SVN commits, allowing developers to keep in touch with the latest DSpace code changes.

• Sign up for dspace-changelog
• View list archive
• Search this list (or others)

Non-English Lists

While we hope that the community works together by using the above lists, some mailing lists enabling non-English speakers to participate are emerging. We strongly encourage people on those lists who speak English to liaise between them.

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IRC channel

There are two dedicated DSpace IRC (internet relay chat) channels (i.e. "rooms") on the irc.freenode.net server:

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