[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[EP-tech] Re: Running EPrints on Windows server
- Subject: [EP-tech] Re: Running EPrints on Windows server
- From: tdb2 at ecs.soton.ac.uk (Tim Brody)
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:09:53 +0100
- In-reply-to: <B6E8D015-FF77-4E6C-ABCA-7B003699074C@essex.ac.uk>
- References: <CAG2KLBQ5629ZGN0C9H0e-=33K2bB7tqyXUCfjsi_rz7Ezn071w@mail.gmail.com> <EMEW3|e795b9cafc645ea4109dbc7f0bfa28beo6YLYZ14eprints-tech-bounces|ecs.soton.ac.uk|CAG2KLBQ5629ZGN0C9H0e-=33K2bB7tqyXUCfjsi_rz7Ezn071w@mail.gmail.com> <B6E8D015-FF77-4E6C-ABCA-7B003699074C@essex.ac.uk>
On Tue, 2012-07-31 at 12:31 +0000, Wolton, Alexis P wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> We currently run EPrints on a Debian box, however, an IT team are
> considering running a separate instance on a Windows based server.
>
> Does anyone have any experience of running EPrints on Windows that they
> can share? Will it run as well as on Linux? And if not, what are some
> of the problems we can expect? Is it better to stick to Linux if
> possible?
The main problem with Windows is the lack of a package manager to
install dependencies i.e. it's just more difficult to set up & maintain.
I've not heard of anyone running EPrints on Windows in production. What
I really need is someone who is a dedicated Windows user to support the
Win32 side of things.
--
All the best,
Tim
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 490 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
Url : http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/pipermail/eprints-tech/attachments/20120731/2ac5914b/attachment.bin