InvenioRDM on OpenSUSE

Installing InvenioRDM on OpenSUSE

InvenioRDM is an open-source research data management platform developed by CERN in collaboration with other institutions. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install InvenioRDM on OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

OpenSUSE 15.3 or later
Python3
PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before we start with the installation process, you need to install some dependencies. You can do it by running these commands in your terminal:

sudo zypper install git
sudo zypper install python3-pip
sudo zypper install postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel
sudo zypper install java-11-openjdk-devel

Step 2: Install InvenioRDM

First, you need to clone the InvenioRDM repository from GitHub by running this command:

git clone https://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenioRDM.git

Next, navigate to the cloned repository and install the requirements:

cd invenioRDM
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e .

Step 3: Set Up PostgreSQL Database

Create a database user and database for InvenioRDM:

sudo su - postgres
createuser -P invenio
createdb -O invenio invenio

Step 4: Install Elasticsearch

Install Elasticsearch by running this command:

sudo zypper install elasticsearch

After installation, start Elasticsearch service and enable it to start at boot:

sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch.service
sudo systemctl start elasticsearch.service

Step 5: Configure InvenioRDM

Next, you need to create a configuration file for InvenioRDM. Copy the example configuration file and update the required fields:

cp instance/development.defaults.cfg instance/invenio.cfg
nano instance/invenio.cfg

Here are some fields that you need to update:

SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = "postgresql+psycopg2://invenio:<your-db-password>@localhost:5432/invenio"
SECRET_KEY = "<your-secret-key>"
JSONSCHEMA_HOST = "<your-domain-name>"
JSONSCHEMA_ENDPOINT = "api/schemas"

Step 6: Initialize the Database

Before you start using InvenioRDM, you need to initialize the database and create the required tables.

invenio db init
invenio db create
invenio index init

Step 7: Start the Application

Finally, start the InvenioRDM application by running this command:

invenio run

You can now access the InvenioRDM application at http://localhost:5000/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed InvenioRDM on OpenSUSE Latest.