Installation Overview

The high level architecture of PDS Registry and its main components is shown below.

You can run all components on your laptop or install some or all of them on a server.

Java

If you do not already hava Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK), install it as described in Java Installation section.

You will need Java to run Registry Manager, Harvest and Elasticsearch.

Elasticsearch

Elasticsearch is required to store PDS Registry data. It can be installed on a developer laptop as described in Elasticsearch - Quick Start section. For production deployment see Elasticsearch in Production section.

Registry Tools

The installation of Registry Manager and Harvest is described in Tools section.