How to Install Samvera Hyrax on NetBSD

Samvera Hyrax is a digital repository solution that allows institutions to manage and share their digital assets. Installing Hyrax on NetBSD can be a bit tricky, but the following steps should help you get started.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following installed on your NetBSD machine:

  • Ruby 2.5.0 or later
  • Rails 5.2.2 or later
  • Java
  • Solr
  • Fedora Commons

If you don't have these installed, you may need to install them before proceeding.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, you'll need to install some dependencies for Hyrax. You can do this using the following command:

pkg_add -i libxml2 libxslt postgresql95-server

This command will install the necessary dependencies for Hyrax.

Step 2: Install Hyrax

To install Hyrax, you'll first need to clone the Hyrax Git repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/samvera/hyrax.git

Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the directory where it is located and run the following command to install all the necessary dependencies:

bundle install

This command will install all the Ruby gems and other dependencies required by Hyrax.

Step 3: Configure Hyrax

Before Hyrax can be run, you will need to configure it by modifying some files. The main configuration file for Hyrax is located in config/application.rb.

In this file, you will need to change the Solr URL to point to your Solr instance:

Hyrax.config do |config|
  ...
  config.solr_url = 'http://localhost:8983/solr/hyrax'
  ...
end

You may also need to modify the configuration files for Fedora Commons and PostgreSQL to match your server configuration. These files are located in config/fedora.yml and config/database.yml, respectively.

Step 4: Start the Server

Once you have completed the configuration, you can start the Hyrax server by running the following command:

rails server -b 0.0.0.0

This command will start the server and bind it to all available network interfaces. You should now be able to access Hyrax by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Samvera Hyrax on NetBSD. You can now use it to manage and share your digital assets.