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 # uoa-repository-manager-service (Provide backend)
 
+## Introduction
+## Architecture
+
+
+<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+
+## Building
+The backend is a [Maven](https://maven.apache.org/index.html) project. It has been tested using Java 8.
+<br>
+
+#### Manual Build Instructions
+
+###### Requirements:
+- Java 8
+- Apache Maven 3+
+
+###### Build Instructions:
+1. Clone the repository and move inside the directory
+   <br> `git clone https://code-repo.d4science.org/MaDgIK/uoa-repository-manager-service.git && cd uoa-repository-manager-service`
+2. Provide all not-set or redacted configurations, inside the **src/main/resources/application.yml** file.
+3. Build Maven project
+   <br> `mvn clean package`
+   <br> Produces the file "./target/**uoa-repository-manager-service.jar**" which can be run with: - Run the app with: `java -jar ./target/uoa-repository-manager-service.jar`
+   <br><br>
+   <br><br>
+
+#### Build using Docker
+The repository contains a **Dockerfile** which can be used to build an image containing the compiled project.
+
+###### Requirements:
+- Docker
+
+###### Build Instructions:
+1. Clone the repository and move inside the directory
+   <br> `git clone https://code-repo.d4science.org/MaDgIK/uoa-repository-manager-service.git && cd uoa-repository-manager-service`
+2. Provide all not-set or redacted configurations, inside the **src/main/resources/application.yml** file.
+3. Build Docker image
+   <br> `docker build . -t <docker-image-name>`
+
+
+## Deployment
+
+### Prerequisites
+* [PostgreSQL 9.5+](https://www.postgresql.org/)
+  [...]
+
+
+### Instructions
+Execute `java -jar ./target/uoa-repository-manager-service.jar`
+
+
+## Installation
+
+### Prerequisites
+* [PostgreSQL 9.5+](https://www.postgresql.org/)
+
+
+### Infrastructure Installation and Configuration
+Install all software found in the list of [Prerequisites](#Prerequisites) using the official documentation.
+
+
+#### PostgreSQL - Configuration
 [...]
 
-## Install and run:
-- Run **git clone** and then **cd uoa-repository-manager-service**.
-- Provide all not-set or redacted configurations, inside the **src/main/resources/application.yml** file.
-- Build the app with: `mvn clean install`
-- Run the app with: `java -jar ./target/uoa-repository-manager-service.jar`
+### Installation
+No additional installation steps are needed.
 
 
+## Configuration
+
+The configuration can be set inside the **src/main/resources/application.yml** file.
+
+### Server-related configuration.
+```
+server:
+   port: 8480
+   servlet:
+      context-path: /uoa-repository-manager-service
+```
+
+### Swagger UI - related configuration
+```
+springdoc:
+   swagger-ui:
+      disable-swagger-default-url: true
+      path: /swagger-ui.html
+      displayRequestDuration: true
+   api-docs:
+      path: /api-docs
+```
+
+### Datasource -related configuration
+```
+spring:
+   jpa:
+      hibernate:
+         ddl-auto: update
+    datasource:
+        url: ${services.provide.db.url}
+        username: ${services.provide.db.username}
+        password: ${services.provide.db.password}
+        driverClassName: ${services.provide.db.driverClassName}
+```
+
+### Configurations about the provide service.
+```
+services:
+   openaireServicesBaseUrl: https://beta.services.openaire.eu
+   provide:
+      dev-machine: 88.197.53.71   # VM-71
+```
+
+#### Configuration about Authentication and authorization infrastructure (AAI).
+```
+      aai:
+         baseURL: https://aai.openaire.eu
+         oidc:
+            domain: .openaire.eu # use empty value for local, otherwise: ".openaire.eu"
+            id: XX
+            issuer: ${services.provide.aai.baseURL}/oidc/
+            redirectURL: http://localhost:${server.port}${server.servlet.context-path}/openid_connect_login
+            secret: XX
+            webURL: http://localhost:4200/join
+         registry:
+            coid: XX
+            username: XX
+            password: XX
+            production: false
+            url: ${services.provide.aai.baseURL}/registry/
+```
+
+#### [...]
+```
+      adminEmail: XX
+      analyticsURL: https://analytics.openaire.eu/addsite.php?
+      baseUrl: ${services.openaireServicesBaseUrl}/openaire
+```
+
+#### Broker's configuration
+```
+      broker:
+         api: api/
+         openaire: openaireBroker
+         port: 443
+         url: https://beta.broker.openaire.eu
+```
+
+#### Client's configuration
+```
+      clients:
+         dsm: ${services.provide.baseUrl}
+         search: ${services.openaireServicesBaseUrl}/search/v2/api
+         usageEvents: http://beta.lbs.openaire.eu:8080/ajax/summary
+         usagestats: ${services.openaireServicesBaseUrl}/usagestats
+```
+
+#### Database configuration for Provide.
+```
+      db:
+         driverClassName: org.postgresql.Driver
+         password: dnetPwd
+         url: jdbc:postgresql://${services.provide.dev-machine}:5432/repomanager
+         username: dnet
+```
+
+#### Configuration for the IS LookUp service.
+```
+      iSLookUpService:
+         url: https://dev-openaire.d4science.org:443/is/services/isLookUp
+```
+
+#### Mail-server configuration.
+```
+      mail:
+         authenticate: true
+         debug: false
+         from: XX
+         host: smtp.gmail.com
+         mode: ssl
+         password: XX
+         port: 465
+         replyTo: XX
+         username: XX
+```
+
+#### Redis's configuration
+```
+      redis:
+         host: vereniki.athenarc.gr
+         password: XX
+         port: 6379
+```
+
+#### [...]
+```
+      topic_types:
+         url: ${services.openaireServicesBaseUrl}/provision/mvc/vocabularies/dnet:topic_types.json   # TODO - Check this! The requested json file does not exist in the DEV-url below)
+      usageStatisticsDiagramsBaseURL: https://beta.openaire.eu/stats3/
+      usageStatisticsNumbersBaseURL: ${services.openaireServicesBaseUrl}/usagestats/datasources/
+      usagestats:
+         adminEmail: XX
+         sushiliteEndpoint: ${services.openaireServicesBaseUrl}/usagestats/sushilite/
+         sushiliteR5Endpoint: ${services.openaireServicesBaseUrl}/usagestats_r5/sushilite/r5/
+```
+
+#### Validator - related configuration.
+```
+      validator:
+         results:
+            url: https://beta.provide.openaire.eu/compatibility/browseHistory/
+      validatorService:
+         url: http://${services.provide.dev-machine}:8080/uoa-validator-service/services/validatorWebService
+```
+
+<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+
+
+## Security
+## Maintenance
+## Recovery
+## References
+
+
+<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+
+---
+
 ### Notes for Swagger-UI:
 - Access it through this url: http://localhost:8480/uoa-repository-manager-service/swagger-ui/index.html
 - In order to request data from most endpoints, you have to be a "REGISTERED_USER", otherwise you will get a 403 error code.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
         <version>2.7.17</version>
+        <relativePath></relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>