Always run your command prompts or PowerShell windows as an Administrator to prevent permission errors during the build.
Edit local.cfg with your database credentials and installation path: dspace.dir = C:/dspace db.url = jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/dspace dspace.server.url = http://localhost:8080/server dspace.ui.url = http://localhost:4000 Build the Backend Open Command Prompt as Administrator in C:\dspace-src . Run: mvn package dspace 7 installation on windows 10
Download the DSpace 7 Server source code from GitHub or the official website. Extract the files to a directory like C:\dspace-src . Navigate to C:\dspace-src\dspace\config . Copy local.cfg.EXAMPLE and rename it to local.cfg . Always run your command prompts or PowerShell windows
Copy the DSpace Solr cores from C:\dspace\solr to your Solr server/solr/configsets directory. Start Solr: bin\solr.cmd start . Extract the files to a directory like C:\dspace-src
Create a new Database named dspace , owned by the dspace user. Enable the pgcrypto extension on the dspace database: Open Query Tool and run: CREATE EXTENSION pgcrypto; 2. Backend Installation (Server) Download and Configure
Create a new Login/Group Role named dspace with a password (e.g., dspace ).