installation

Install java

First of all you need to have java installed on your machine, you probably do, but if you don't get it from SUN:

Your first step is to download and install Java. I recommend you simply get the latest Java version: JDK 5.0 Update 7. See the following site for download and installation information.

• http://java.sun.com/j2se/index.jsp . Be sure you download the full Java Development Kit (JDK), not just the JRE (Java Runtime Environment). The JRE is only for running already-compiled .class files, and lacks a compiler.

Once you've installed Java, confirm that everything including your PATH is configured properly by opening a command shell (DOS window) and typing "java -version" and "javac -help". You should see a real result both times, not an error message about an unknown command.

Install Servlet Engine

You need a Servlet Engine, such as Tomcat to run it. I'm using version 5.5.16. Tomcat 5.5.x requires Java 5.x. Installation manual is here: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.5-doc/

Install zilverline:

• download the latest version of the war
• (optional) rename the latest version to zilverline.war
• deploy the war into your webapps directory. This depends on your server of course, but in Tomcat you just copy and paste the zilverline.war file into the webapps directory in your tomcat installation.

configure zilverline

• start tomcat, and watch zilverline getting deployed (the war is unwarred in a directory webapps/zilverline).
• point your browser to http://localhost:8080/zilverline (if you're running on port 8080)
• log in to Zilverline with admin/password
• Go the Preferences
• (optional) define the Search defaults,
• (optional) define the Index defaults,
• (optional) define the handlers, as in Handlers
• (optional) define the extractor plugins, as in Extractors,
• Create your Collections.
• you will have to create the index first. Click the link on the top right (Collections), and then select your collection(s), and press the button to create the index.
• While the collection is being indexed (can take a while for large collections), you can return to the search page, and then try your search.
• (optional) put Zilverline behind a reverse proxy (Apache): see examples in explanation.
• Read the FAQ!