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Dataverse

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Purpose
Dataverse is open-source web application software for sharing, preserving, citing, exploring, and analyzing research data.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dataverse.org
Intended users
The project describes use cases for researchers, journals, institutions, and developers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dataverse.org
Integrations
Documented integrations include GitHub, Dropbox, Open Science Framework, GitLab, iRODS, Globus, Galaxy, and JupyterHub.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guides.dataverse.org
Security
The software supports remote and local authentication, including Shibboleth and OAuth/OpenID Connect; local account passwords are stored as salted hashes.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dataverse.org
Support
The project says IQSS leads software development and provides user support with Harvard’s Open Data Assistance Program.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dataverse.org
Core features
Users can upload, manage, publish, and download data files; add rich metadata; set reuse terms; and track published dataset changes with versioning.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dataverse.org
Installation
The installation guide requires Linux, Java, Payara, PostgreSQL, Solr, and jq; it recommends RHEL or a derivative such as Rocky Linux.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guides.dataverse.org
Installation skill requirement
The installation guide says installers need to be comfortable with basic system tasks and Linux commands.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guides.dataverse.org
Integration status
The Integrations Dashboard is described as community software that is currently in development.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guides.dataverse.org
Optional functionality
Without R installed, the software can still run, but tabular data ingest and export functionality described in the guide is unavailable.Read 8 Oct 2026 · guides.dataverse.org
Organization
A Dataverse repository hosts virtual archives called Dataverse collections, which contain datasets with descriptive metadata and data files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dataverse.org
Security configuration
The installation guidance covers securing Solr and API endpoints, forcing HTTPS, and using proxies.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dataverse.org

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Dataverse Software Free Open-source software; institution or operator installs and configures the repository Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

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