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 ==== Changing Defaults ==== ==== Changing Defaults ====
  
-  * By default, VuFind® has the "Sample" ILS driver enabled, which returns fake and useless status information. The web-based installer will encourage you to change this.+  * By default, VuFind® has the "Sample" ILS driver enabled, which returns fake and useless status information. The web-based installer will encourage you to change this. You should also review the [Catalog] section of config.ini to ensure that ILS features (like renewals, request cancellation, etc.) are set to your preferences. 
 +  * By default, VuFind® uses "Database" authentication, in which users can sign up and manage accounts in VuFind® itself. In most production environments, you will likely want to integrate the system with an external authentication system. See the [[configuration:authentication]] page for details. 
 +  * By default, VuFind® has some social features (comments, tags, etc.) enabled and others (ratings) disabled; you should review the [Social] section of config.ini and ensure appropriate configuration of these settings.
   * By default, VuFind® shows the "topic" facet above the search results, instead of along the side with the rest of the facets. If you dislike this split approach, you can move the topic_facet setting from [ResultsTop] to [Results] in facets.ini.   * By default, VuFind® shows the "topic" facet above the search results, instead of along the side with the rest of the facets. If you dislike this split approach, you can move the topic_facet setting from [ResultsTop] to [Results] in facets.ini.
  
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 See the [[administration:automation|Automation]] page for some suggestions on automating common tasks to keep your instance up to date and performant. See the [[administration:automation|Automation]] page for some suggestions on automating common tasks to keep your instance up to date and performant.
  
-In particular, don't forget to set up cron jobs to expire old searches and other obsolete data in your database, to avoid uncontrolled table growth.+In particular, don't forget to set up cron jobs to expire old searches and other obsolete data in your database, to avoid uncontrolled table growth. See the expire* jobs of the util category on the [[administration:command_line_utilities|Command Line Utilities]] page for more information. 
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administration/production_checklist.1666112393.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/10/18 16:59 by demiankatz