About this site¶

This documentation site discusses the technical details of the core software-based services of DANS, the Dutch national centre of expertise and repository for research data. It is intended for developers and system administrators, both within DANS and outside.

For more general information on DANS, its mission and services, see the DANS website.

The documentation discusses the following topics:

• Architecture. The core services of DANS are centered around the concept of a Data Station. See Core Services for more information about what services are available. Each Data Station has basically the same structure. To read more about the architecture of a Data Station, see the section about the Data Station architecture. This page is also a jumping off point for more detailed information about the various components of the system.
• Configurations. The basic Data Station configuration has a couple of variations such as DataverseNL, Vault as a Service
• Interfaces. The Data Stations have a number of interfaces, both internal and external. For more information, see the sections about internal interfaces and about external interfaces.
• Migration. DANS is currently in the process of migrating all datasets from the legacy repository system EASY to the Data Stations and/or the DANS Data Vault. For more information, see the section about migration.
• Development. The Data Stations are developed by the DANS Core Systems Team. For more information about the development environment, see the section about development.