Introduction¶

Quick Links¶

If you are installing the Dataverse Software for the first time, please proceed to the Preparation section.

Jump ahead to Configuration or Upgrading for an existing Dataverse installation.

Intended Audience¶

This guide is intended primarily for sysadmins who are installing, configuring, and upgrading a Dataverse installation.

Sysadmins are expected to be comfortable using standard Linux commands, issuing curl commands, and running SQL scripts.

Related Guides¶

Many “admin” functions can be performed by Dataverse installation users themselves (non-superusers) as documented in the User Guide and that guide is a good introduction to the features of the Dataverse Software from an end user perspective.

If you are a sysadmin who likes to code, you may find the API Guide useful, and you may want to consider improving the installation script or hacking on the community-lead configuration management options mentioned in the Preparation section. If you really like to code and want to help with the Dataverse Software code, please check out the Developer Guide!

Getting Help¶

To get help installing or configuring a Dataverse installation, please try one or more of:

• posting to the dataverse-community Google Group.
• asking at http://chat.dataverse.org (#dataverse on the freenode IRC network)
• emailing support@dataverse.org to open a private ticket at https://help.hmdc.harvard.edu

Improving this Guide¶

If you spot a typo in this guide or would like to suggest an improvement, please find the appropriate file in https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/tree/develop/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation and send a pull request as explained in the Writing Documentation section of the Developer Guide. You are also welcome to simply open an issue at https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/issues to describe the problem with this guide.

Next is the Preparation section.