Tutorial: Create a repository

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Select File in jLibrary main menu. Next you should choose the option New Repository.... This will show you a wizard, where you can configure the new repository.

The first page of this wizard is the connection one. For gaining access to a repository, the first step is connecting to a jLibrary server.

There are two types of jLibrary servers: local and remote. A local server is an internal sever within jLibary client. A jLibrary local server is started each time you launch jLibrary client, and that will allow you to store your personal documentation and media. JLibrary remote servers are launched in their own program, and usually are corporative servers storing enterprise data.

At the server's name right its located the server profiles button. If you press it, the server profile management dialog will be shown.

From this New server profile dialog, you can choose if you want to access to your jLibrary client local server (if you remember the installation guide instructions, you'll know that this local server is based on the embedded database HypersonicSQL), or if you want to access to a remote server. To access to a remote server you must enter an URL as jlibrary://server:port. For this tutorial, simply press Cancel button for going back to the connection page, as we will use the jLibrary client local server.

Whatever server you have choose, it will be mandatory to have an account in that server. In case that you have an account you must enter your username and password, and press the Connect button. The connection step can get some moment. Once it has finishet, the Next button will became enabled. Press it and you'll go to the next step.

If you don't know your username or password, maybe it could be the first time you run jLibrary. In any case, you should know that jLibrary always come with a default administration user. The connection data for this user is Administrator/changeme. If you are a corporative user, you should call your jLibrary server admin to ask him for an user/password.

Warning: Once you have connected to jLibrary as Administrator, you should change that default password to avoid security risks.

Once you have pressed the Next button, you'll come to the repository data wizard page. Here you must enter the repository name and description. You can check the Remember this information checkbox if you want that jLibrary connects automatically to this sever each time you run the program. The last step you must do is entering the repository creator information. Press the user button. It will be shown the user selection dialog:

In this dialog you can choose the user that will be assigned as the creator of the repository.

This dialog can also be used to create new users. Simply, press the Create new user... button

This dialog allow you to enter new user data. IYou can check the server admin checkbox if you want that the new user will became a jLibrary server admin.

Once that you have choosen the user that will be the repository creator, you can press the Finish button to create the repository.

If all goes fine, the repository should appear in the repositories list, as it shows the next screenshot:

Congratulations! You have created your first repository :)

-martin