The following instructions assume you are in the folder containing this README. Copy the axis jar files into tomcat: mkdir ../../packages/tomcat/sharedlibs cp lib/*.jar ../../packages/tomcat/sharedlibs Edit tomcat's properties file: emacs ../../packages/tomcat/conf/catalina.properties Set the shared.loader property: shared.loader=${catalina.home}/sharedlibs/*.jar To install pharos: ant configure #generates config files ant compile #compiles code ant install #copies files into greenstone3 area To do any collection building, you need to run source gs3-setup.sh in the top level greenstone3 folder. This will also source the phaors setup script. Note, if it says that you have already set up your environment, then do: export GSDL3SRCHOME= source gs3-setup.sh You need to have Tomcat and Derby database running: in top level greenstone3 folder: ant start pharos-start-derby.pl