Recogito
Current version: v3.3
Home of Recogito - a Semantic Annotation tool for texts and
images, developed by Pelagios Commons.
Prerequisites
- Java 8 JDK
- SBT (version 1.0.x)
- node.js (version 10.4.1), along with npm (version 6.1.0)
and the
webpack and webpack-cli npm packages (install globally via npm install -g {package-name} )
- PostgreSQL DB (tested with version 9.5)
- ElasticSearch v5.6.5 (important: do not
use ES v6.x, since this introduced breaking changes not compatible with the current version of Recogito)
- To use image annotation, you need to have the vips image
processing system installed. If vips is not available on the command line, Recogito is set to
reject uploaded images as 'unsupported content'. (Note: on Ubuntu, 'libvips-tools' is the
package you need.)
Installation
- Clone this repository
- Create a copy of the file
conf/application.conf.template and name it conf/application.conf.
Make any environment-specific changes there. (For the most part, the defaults should be fine.)
- Create a database named 'recogito' on your Postgres DB server. (If you want a different name, adjust
the settings in your
conf/application.conf accordingly.)
- Type
npm install to download required JS dependencies
- Type
sbt run to start the application in development mode.
- Point your browser to http://localhost:9000
- Recogito automatically creates a single user with administrator privileges with username
'recogito' and password 'recogito'. Be sure to remove this user - or at least change the
password - for production use!
- To generate an Eclipse project, type
sbt eclipse.
Importing gazetteers
You can import gazetteers through the administration dashboard.
- Log in with a user that has admin privileges (such as the default 'recogito' user created automatically)
- Point your browser to http://localhost:9000/admin/authorities
- Click Add Authority File to upload a gazetteer (see our Wiki
for information on supported data formats).
Running in production
- When running in production you must define a location where Recogito can store user
files, using an absolute path. The relevant property in the
conf/application.conf file is
recogito.upload.dir.
- To test production mode before deploying, type
sbt runProd
- To change to a different port (than default 9000), type
sbt "runProd -Dhttp.port=9876"
- For full production deployment, refer to the current Play Framework
docs
- Be sure to set a random application secret in
conf/application.conf. Play includes a utility
to generate one for you - type sbt playGenerateSecret.
- Last but not least: another reminder to remove the default 'recogito' admin user - or at least
change its password!
Contributing to development
If you want to contribute to the development of Recogito, do get in touch with us with your ideas
via commons@pelagios.org. Or want to contribute and don't know where
to start? The easiest way to get started is by helping out with the translation of the user interface
and help resources. Check the
Wiki
for more information.
Acknowledgements
Recogito was developed predominantely as part of the Pelagios 6 & 7 research projects. Investigative
team:
- Elton Barker
- Leif Isaksen
- Rebecca Kahn
- Rainer Simon
- Valeria Vitale
License
Recogito is licensed under the terms of the
Apache 2.0 license.