IPT – Getting Started June 2011
Online Resources Project Website Requirements Server Preparation Installation Running IPT Installation Demo Upgrade/Reinstall Demo Getting Started
GBIF Online Resource Centre (
Project Information Downloads Wiki (user manual, tutorials) Issue Tracker Source Code (developer docs) Project Web Site (
Internet Connectivity Stable URL Memory (256M) Disk Space (~20MB plus data) Java (version 5 or later) Servlet Container (e.g., Tomcat) Requirements
Jetty Tomcat (5.5, 6) – Mac OS X – Windows 7 – CentOS 5 Server Preparation (Wiki:
Download latest ipt-x.x.x.war ( Rename.war file (e.g., ipt.war) Deploy.war file IPT Installation
Run IPT in browser (e.g., Running IPT
Setup Step I – Data Directory Setup Step II – First Administrator – Test or Production Use – Base and Proxy URLs Running IPT - First Time
Choose Data directory Absolute Path Empty Write Permissions Protect Back it up Setup Step I
Setup Step II
First Administrator
Test or Production Use
Base and Proxy URLs
Administration Options Settings
Administration Options User Accounts
Administration Setup
Administration Organisational Structure
Administration Extension
Running IPT – After First Time
Running IPT – After Publishing
Resources Requirements Server Preparation Installation Running IPT Installation Demo Upgrade/Reinstall Demo Getting Started
Download ipt war ( Rename to ipt.war Stop Tomcat Copy ipt.war to /webapps Restart Tomcat IPT Installation
Resources Requirements Server Preparation Installation Running IPT Installation Demo Upgrade/Reinstall Demo Getting Started
Download ipt war ( Rename to ipt.war Stop Tomcat Remove ipt.war and /ipt folder from /webapps Copy ipt.war to /webapps Restart Tomcat IPT Re-installation/Upgrade
Administration Organisational Structure