Now that the Prerequisites are in place, we are ready to execute the Dataverse installation script (the “installer”) and verify that the installation was successful by logging in with a “superuser” account.
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A scripted, interactive installer is provided. This script will configure your Glassfish environment, create the database, set some required options and start the application. Some configuration tasks will still be required after you run the installer! So make sure to consult the next section. At this point the installer only runs on RHEL 6 and similar and MacOS X (recommended as the platform for developers).
Generally, the installer has a better chance of succeeding if you run it against a freshly installed Glassfish node that still has all the default configuration settings. In any event, please make sure that it is still configured to accept http connections on port 8080 - because that’s where the installer expects to find the application once it’s deployed.
You should have already downloaded the installer from https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/releases when setting up and starting Solr under the Prerequisites section. Again, it’s a zip file with “dvinstall” in the name.
Unpack the zip file - this will create the directory dvinstall.
Execute the installer script like this:
# cd dvinstall
# ./install
NEW in Dataverse 4.3: It is no longer necessary to run the installer as root! Just make sure the user that runs the installer has the write permission in the Glassfish directory. For example, if your Glassfish directory is owned by root, and you try to run the installer as a regular user, it’s not going to work. (Do note, that you want the Glassfish directory to be owned by the same user that will be running Glassfish. And you most likely won’t need to run it as root. The only reason to run Glassfish as root would be to have a convenient way to run the application on the default HTTP(S) ports 80 and 443, instead of 8080 and 8181. However, an easier, and more secure way to achieve that would be to instead keep Glassfish running on a high port, and hide it behind an Apache Proxy, via AJP, running on port 80. This configuration is in fact required if you choose to have your Dataverse support Shibboleth authentication. See more discussion on this here: Shibboleth.)
The script will prompt you for some configuration values. If this is a test/evaluation installation, it may be possible to accept the default values provided for most of the settings:
If desired, these default values can be configured by creating a default.config (example here) file in the installer’s working directory with new values (if this file isn’t present, the above defaults will be used).
This allows the installer to be run in non-interactive mode (with ./install -y -f > install.out 2> install.err), which can allow for easier interaction with automated provisioning tools.
New, as of 4.3:
The script is to a large degree a derivative of the old installer from DVN 3.x. It is written in Perl. If someone in the community is eager to rewrite it, perhaps in a different language, please get in touch. :)
All the Glassfish configuration tasks performed by the installer are isolated in the shell script dvinstall/glassfish-setup.sh (as asadmin commands).
IMPORTANT: Please note, that “out of the box” the installer will configure the Dataverse to leave unrestricted access to the administration APIs from (and only from) localhost. Please consider the security implications of this arrangement (anyone with shell access to the server can potentially mess with your Dataverse). An alternative solution would be to block open access to these sensitive API endpoints completely; and to only allow requests supplying a pre-defined “unblock token” (password). If you prefer that as a solution, please consult the supplied script post-install-api-block.sh for examples on how to set it up.
Out of the box, Glassfish runs on port 8080 and 8181 rather than 80 and 443, respectively, so visiting http://localhost:8080 (substituting your hostname) should bring up a login page. See the Shibboleth page for more on ports, but for now, let’s confirm we can log in by using port 8080. Poke a temporary hole in your firewall, if needed.
We’ll use the superuser account created by the installer to make sure you can log into Dataverse. For more on the difference between being a superuser and having the “Admin” role, read about configuring the root dataverse in the Configuration section.
(The dvinstall/setup-all.sh script, which is called by the installer sets the password for the superuser account account and the username and email address come from a file it references at dvinstall/data/user-admin.json.)
Use the following credentials to log in:
Congratulations! You have a working Dataverse installation. Soon you’ll be tweeting at @dataverseorg asking to be added to the map at http://dataverse.org :)
Trouble? See if you find an answer in the troubleshooting section below.
Next you’ll want to check out the Configuration section, especially the section on security which reminds you to change the password above.
If the following doesn’t apply, please get in touch as explained in the Introduction. You may be asked to provide glassfish4/glassfish/domains/domain1/logs/server.log for debugging.
Check to make sure you used a fully qualified domain name when installing Dataverse. You can change the dataverse.fqdn JVM option after the fact per the Configuration section.
If your Dataverse installation is not sending system emails, you may need to provide authentication for your mail host. First, double check the SMTP server being used with this Glassfish asadmin command:
asadmin get server.resources.mail-resource.mail/notifyMailSession.host
This should return the DNS of the mail host you configured during or after installation. mail/notifyMailSession is the JavaMail Session that’s used to send emails to users.
If the command returns a host you don’t want to use, you can modify your notifyMailSession with the Glassfish asadmin set command with necessary options (click here for the manual page), or via the admin console at http://localhost:4848 with your domain running.
If your mail host requires a username/password for access, continue to the next section.
If you need to alter your mail host address, user, or provide a password to connect with, these settings are easily changed in the Glassfish admin console.
In a browser, with your domain online, navigate to http://localhost:4848 and on the side panel find JavaMail Sessions. By default, Dataverse uses a session named mail/notifyMailSession for routing outgoing emails. Click this mail session in the window to modify it.
When fine tuning your JavaMail Session, there are a number of fields you can edit. The most important are:
Depending on the SMTP server you’re using, you may need to add additional properties at the bottom of the page (below “Advanced”).
From the “Add Properties” utility at the bottom, use the “Add Property” button for each entry you need, and include the name / corresponding value as needed. Descriptions are optional, but can be used for your own organizational needs.
Note: These properties are just an example. You may need different/more/fewer properties all depending on the SMTP server you’re using.
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| mail.smtp.auth | true |
| mail.smtp.password | [Default User password*] |
| mail.smtp.port | [Port number to route through] |
*WARNING: Entering a password here will not conceal it on-screen. It’s recommended to use an app password (for smtp.gmail.com users) or utilize a dedicated/non-personal user account with SMTP server auths so that you do not risk compromising your password.
If your installation’s mail host uses SSL (like smtp.gmail.com) you’ll need these name/value pair properties in place:
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| mail.smtp.socketFactory.port | 465 |
| mail.smtp.port | 465 |
| mail.smtp.socketFactory.fallback | false |
| mail.smtp.socketFactory.class | javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory |
Be sure you save the changes made here and then restart your Glassfish server to test it out.
If you are seeing “Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: myhost: Name or service not known” in server.log and your hostname is “myhost” the problem is likely that “myhost” doesn’t appear in /etc/hosts. See also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21817809/glassfish-exception-during-deployment-project-with-stateful-ejb/21850873#21850873
Early on when you’re installing Dataverse, you may think, “I just want to blow away what I’ve installed and start over.” That’s fine. You don’t have to uninstall the various components like Glassfish, PostgreSQL and Solr, but you should be conscious of how to clear out their data.
In order to drop the database, you have to stop Glassfish, which will have open connections. Before you stop Glassfish, you may as well undeploy the war file. First, find the name like this:
asadmin list-applications
Then undeploy it like this:
asadmin undeploy dataverse-VERSION
Stop Glassfish with the init script provided in the Prerequisites section or just use:
asadmin stop-domain
With Glassfish down, you should now be able to drop your database and recreate it:
psql -U dvnapp -c 'DROP DATABASE "dvndb"' template1
The database is fresh and new but Solr has stale data it in. Clear it out with this command:
curl http://localhost:8983/solr/update/json?commit=true -H "Content-type: application/json" -X POST -d "{\"delete\": { \"query\":\"*:*\"}}"
The path below will depend on the value for dataverse.files.directory as described in the Configuration section:
rm -rf /usr/local/glassfish4/glassfish/domains/domain1/files
With all the data cleared out, you should be ready to rerun the installer per above.
Related to all this is a series of scripts at https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/blob/develop/scripts/deploy/phoenix.dataverse.org/deploy that Dataverse developers use have the test server http://phoenix.dataverse.org rise from the ashes before integration tests are run against it. Your mileage may vary. :) For more on this topic, see “Rebuilding Your Dev Environment” in the Development Environment section of the Developer Guide.