Setup on Ubuntu

This section describes the initial steps in setting up GMN. The procedure has been verified on Server and Desktop versions of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Instructions for CentOS are also available.

Complete this section to set up a stand-alone test instance of GMN. The stand-alone instance can be used for performance testing, developing scripts for populating the MN and for learning about MNs in general.

The stand-alone test instance can then be joined to the DataONE production environment as an official Member Node or to one of DataONE’s test environments for further testing by completing Registering the new MN in a DataONE environment.

Contents:

• GMN Dependencies and Platform Installation
  • Update OS and install APT dependencies
  • Create gmn Account and Configure Permissions
• GMN Software Stack Installation
  • Install the GMN software stack
  • Install and configure Apache
  • Configure the GMN asynchronous processes
  • Local Certificate Authority (CA)
  • Install non-trusted client side certificate
  • Install non-trusted server side certificate
  • Final configuration and startup
  • Test the installation on Ubuntu
• Upgrade OS and GMN to latest versions
  • Upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 to 18.04
  • Upgrading
• APT based install