Ben did say he was decently tech savvy and asked for a way to run Evergreen on a pc. VirtualBox fits the bill.
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 12:08 PM, McCanna, Terran < [email protected]> wrote: > Regardless of whether it's feasible in a Windows VM environment or not, I > really think that Evergreen is too complicated to set up and maintain for > someone who doesn't have a strong skillset in system administration. A > hosted ILS would be a better option, but a lot of tiny libraries can't > afford that either. > > Personally, if I were in Ben's position, I would investigate some of the > library automation system offerings that are designed specifically for > small libraries. Does anyone have any experience with Surpass? I haven't > used it, but it looks like it was designed for tiny libraries (less than > 5000 items) and has a standalone license option for running on a single > non-networked PC: http://www.surpasssoftware.com/surpass-sl.html. > > > Terran McCanna > PINES Program Manager > Georgia Public Library Service > 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 > Atlanta, GA 30345 > 404-235-7138 > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Ehle" <[email protected]> > To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" < > [email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 11:26:53 AM > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Help for a tiny library? > > We ran everything in VirtualBox for a long time. Is it the PC hardware you > object to? Or just VM's in general. > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Mark Ehle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > When you have quad-core PC's with 8gb of ram, the difference is not that > > much. I've run production VM's on my PC in a pinch and our staff never > > knew. > > > > What do you suggest Ben does? > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Rogan Hamby <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Mark, > >> > >> There is a big difference between running a production system on a > >> desktop VM and playing with it. Running Evergreen in Virtual Box is > common > >> for developers, documenters, etc.... > >> > >> And it's important for those who don't have a systems background that a > >> VM in a server environment and throwing up a VM on a desktop with > limited > >> resources are very different things. > >> > >> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mark Ehle <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Not at all dubious, Rogan. We run Sirsi Symphony as a VM and have been > >>> for years. We pretty much don't run our servers on anything else *but* > >>> VM's. It's just how things are done now. I've run Evergreen in Virtual > Box > >>> (totally free) on my PC to play with it and it works just fine. Given a > >>> decent enough PC,mainly enough memory, I'm sure you could run > Evergreen on > >>> a VM for a few clients for a small library. > >>> > >>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Rogan Hamby < > [email protected] > >>> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi Ben, > >>>> > >>>> This was alluded to but to be clear, Evergreen isn't Windows software. > >>>> Evergreen was built to run on Linux and is commonly run on Debian > though I > >>>> know it's used successfully on other distributions as well. > Honestly, as > >>>> much as I love to spread the love of Evergreen from what I can infer > from > >>>> your post I don't think this would be the right direction for you. > >>>> > >>>> Running a production system on a VM is dubious though possible but > then > >>>> connecting clients, doing the configuration, etc... these are going to > >>>> require a big investment of time and energy on the part of staff. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Ben T. <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hello All, > >>>>> > >>>>> I volunteer for a tiny library that is growing. At this point we're > >>>>> looking for a way to manage our check-outs/returns some way more > efficient > >>>>> than paper and pencil. Evergreen seems like it could be a good > solution > >>>>> for us, however we are not able to afford a server at this point nor > a > >>>>> subscription (we basically have no money). Is there any way > (hopefully a > >>>>> simple one) to run Evergreen just on a single Windows (7) machine, > keeping > >>>>> the catalog and patron information locally? > >>>>> > >>>>> Sincerely, > >>>>> Ben > >>>>> Librarian Volunteer > >>>>> Kendall Clawson Library > >>>>> > >>>>> p.s. I am decently tech savvy, but not VERY tech savvy. I won't be > >>>>> able to do any major amount of coding on my own. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA > >>>> Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, > >>>> York County Library System > >>>> > >>>> “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to > >>>> suit me.” > >>>> ― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA > >> Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, > >> York County Library System > >> > >> “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to > >> suit me.” > >> ― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis> > >> > > > > >
