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<div class="toc1"><a href="#QuickInstallation">Quick Installation</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#DownloadMetacatInstall">Download Metacat Package</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#CreateDirs">Create Metacat Directories</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#InstallJava">Install Java</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#InstallPostgres">Install PostgreSQL Database</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#QuickInstallMetacatWar">Install Metacat War</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#QuickInstallLsidWar">Install LSID War</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#ConfigureMetacatInstall">Configure Metacat</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#DownloadMetacatUpdate">Download Metacat Package</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#BackupApplication">Backup Existing Metacat Installation</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#QuickUpdateMetacatWar">Update Metacat War</a></div>
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<div class="toc2"><a href="#QuickUpdateLsidWar">Update LSID War</a></div>
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<div class="toc1"><a href="#DownloadingMetacat">Download Metacat and Get War File</a></div>
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