How to Install Access to Memory (AtoM) on NetBSD

Access to Memory (AtoM) is an open-source web-based application that allows archives, libraries, and museums to create and manage standards-based descriptions of their archival materials. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing AtoM on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed to install AtoM, make sure that you have the following requirements:

  • A NetBSD server or virtual machine with root privileges
  • A working LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP)

Step 1: Install Dependencies

AtoM requires several additional dependencies to work seamlessly. You can install them by running the following command:

pkgin install php-xml php-mysqli php-gd php-mcrypt php-mbstring php-curl mariadb-server mariadb-client

The above command will install the necessary PHP extensions, MariaDB database, and its client.

Step 2: Download AtoM

Next, we need to download the latest version of AtoM from their official website. You can use the following command to download AtoM's package:

cd /tmp
wget https://packages.artefactual.com/releases/atom/2.7.x/atom-2.7.x.tar.gz

Step 3: Extract AtoM

After downloading the AtoM package, we need to extract it. Run the following command to extract AtoM in the /usr/local directory:

cd /usr/local
tar zxvf /tmp/atom-2.7.x.tar.gz

Step 4: Configure MariaDB

Now we need to create a new database and user for AtoM.

Log in to the MariaDB shell:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database, user, and password:

CREATE DATABASE atom;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON atom.* TO 'atomuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';

Replace "yourpassword" with a strong password of your choice, and exit the shell:

exit

Step 5: Configure Apache

To configure Apache for AtoM, create a new virtual host configuration file:

nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/vhosts.d/atom.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /usr/local/atom
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    <Directory "/usr/local/atom">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/atom-error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/atom-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace "yourdomain.com" with your server's domain name. Save and close the file.

Step 6: Install AtoM

Open your browser and enter your server's IP address or domain name followed by "/atom/install/"

For example:

http://192.168.1.100/atom/install/

Follow the installer's instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Access to Memory (AtoM) on NetBSD. You can now log in to the application's web interface, create and manage standards-based descriptions of your archival materials.