koha-common Koha is the first free software library automation package. The Koha Community https://koha-community.org/ koha-common 8 koha-common Create and manage Koha instances. UNIX/Linux Description koha-common provides a number of scripts for creating and administering Koha instances. It is meant for sites that provide Koha hosting, and serves several sites from the same host. Commands The following commands are available after when koha-common has been installed. See individual manual pages for each command for optios and other details related to their usage. Administer instances Create new Koha instances. Disable a Koha instance. Enable a Koha instance. New instances are enabled by default. You only need this command if you have previously disabled a site with koha-disable. Restore a Koha site from a dump (from koha-dump). Dump all contents and configs for a Koha site. Performs backups of the koha installations on the system, except an instance called 'demo'. Remove a Koha instance. Database-related Create default contents from an existing Koha site. Upgrade the DB schema for Koha instances. Done automatically on package upgrades. Reset password for a user in a Koha instance. Provide an interactive mysql shell set up for the specified koha instance. Zebra-related Manage the Zebra daemon for named Koha instances. Rebuild the Zebra database for a Koha instance. Manage the indexer daemon for named Koha instances. Manage the worker daemon for named Koha instances. Elasticsearch-related Manage Elasticsearch-related tasks for Koha instances. E-mail Turn on the email for a Koha instance. Turn off the email for a Koha instance. SIP2-related Manage the SIP server for named Koha instances. Misc Performs the necessary changes to upgrade a Koha system from 3.2 to 3.4. If no instance names are provided, this will run it on all of them. Utilities Create dirs for a Koha instance. Lists Koha instances, optionally only those that are enabled or have email turned on. Run a command for each Koha instance. Takes the same arguments as koha-list. This command behaves something like su(1), but provides you with a shell as the koha user, and with the environment pointing to the right places. Bugs The scripts are a bit fragile. If something goes wrong, they do not clean up after themselves. Bugs can be reported here: http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/ About Koha Koha is the first free software library automation package. In use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of users collaborating to achieve their technology goals. Koha’s feature set continues to evolve and expand to meet the needs of its user base.