Guide for keeping LDP software current for LDP Production Environments
1. How to Get Support for running the LDP software
· use the LDP documentation (admin and user guides) posted on GitHub at https://github.com/library-data-platform/ldp/tree/main/doc
· post questions to the #devops channel on ldp-project slack
· post questions to the discussion board at https://github.com/library-data-platform/ldp/issues
2. There are 3 Components of the LDP Software, each with separate release schedules
· LDP - https://github.com/library-data-platform/ldp/releases
· ldpmarc - https://github.com/library-data-platform/ldpmarc/releases
· folio-analytics - https://github.com/folio-org/folio-analytics/releases
· The milestones for folio-analytics are posted here - https://github.com/folio-org/folio-analytics/milestones
3. Consider What Versions of the LDP Components to install
· See the Library Data Platform section of the FOLIO documentation, which includes a recommendation matrix for the 3 components by FOLIO release
· In general, install the latest production release for each component of the LDP software. The LDP and ldpmarc software components do not have a dependency on FOLIO (flower release) software versions, but the folio-analytics software component is intended to be used with specific FOLIO releases - https://github.com/folio-org/folio-analytics#releases
· It is safer to install only releases (tags) and to read the release notes and make adjustments to your environment if necessary
· Do not install beta versions in production environments, as they need to be tested before they are used in production