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--- en:user:greenstone_server [2018/06/24 22:16] – [The Greenstone Server] kjdon
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 ====== The Greenstone Server ======
 The server is what allows your Greenstone library to be viewed in a web browser. As the server
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 Both Greenstone 2 and 3 use an external webserver, Apache for Greenstone2, Tomcat for Greenstone3. These come packaged with Greenstone in its installers, so should be set up ready to go once you have installed the software.
-<TABAREA tabs="Greenstone3,Greenstone2">
+<tabbox Greenstone3>
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 ====Server Options====
 After you have [[#Installation|installed Greenstone3]] and started the Greenstone server, you can change a number of server options. **Most users will probably not need to do this.** For those who do, the options can be viewed and changed by clicking **File -> Settings...** in the Greenstone server window.
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 Greenstone 2 runs using the Apache web server. Greenstone running on Apache is called the //web library//. On Windows, a second web server option is available, the //local library//. This is a standalone Greenstone prgram with a built-in webserver.
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 However, if you would like to run Greenstone 2 using IIS, please see [[en:user_advanced:greenstone2_with_iis | this page]]. The instructions were written for 2.82 but may still be useful.
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 How easy it is to install Greenstone (GS) will depend a lot on your internet hosting company.
-There are some companies, like the following, that provide hosting for Greenstone libraries:
+You will need to find one that will install Greenstone for you, or allow you to install it yourself, and allow CGI executables to run.
-  * [[http://www.dlconsulting.com/|DL Consulting]]
-  * [[http://www.opalle.com/greenstone.html|Opalle Innovation]]
-Otherwise, you will need to find one that will install Greenstone for you
-(or allow you to install it yourself) and allow CGI executables to run.
 Some hosting companies (//particuarly cheap ones//) do not provide these services.
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-<TABAREA tabs="Greenstone3,Greenstone2">
+<tabbox Greenstone3>
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 Greenstone3 needs Tomcat rather than Apache.
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   * Does the hosting service have Tomcat already installed? In that case you can probably just copy the files to the specified location.
   * If you have full permissions to do everything just install Greenstone3 as usual.
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+  * We have some notes for installation on different server types, see the various README files at [[https://trac.greenstone.org/browser/local/greenstone3/linux-64bit]]
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+<tabbox Greenstone2>
 Some points to consider when trying to install Greenstone2.
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 Apache are in different ports or just stopping one to run the other.
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+  * [[http://carlibrary.org/CarLibrary-Greenstone4.htm|How to Host Greenstone Libraries on the Amazon AWS Cloud Service]] - instructions by Bob Schmitt with thanks to Diego Spano as well.
 ===== Additional Resources =====
   * [[en:user_advanced:gs2_server|Advanced Greenstone 2 server page]]
   * [[en:user_advanced:gs3_server|Advanced Greenstone 3 server page]]