This is a server for creating and delivering IIIF manifests that conform to the specification for Presentation API 2.1. It sits on top of the Harvard Art Museums API.
The server is configured to run over HTTPS in staging and production environments.
- Python 3.*
- Elasticsearch 7.17.*
This application requires the following environment variables.
ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID = ES_CLOUD_ID
ELASTIC_CLOUD_USERNAME = ES_CLOUD_USERNAME
ELASTIC_CLOUD_PASSWORD = ES_CLOUD_PASSWORD
ELASTICSEARCH_URL =
ELASTICSEARCH_INDEX = manifests
HAM_API_KEY = 000000-00000-00000-000000-000000
HAM_API_URL = https://api.harvardartmuseums.org/
PYTHON_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY = SOME_LONG_SET_OF_RANDOM_CHARACTERS
DJANGO_DEBUG = False
Get a HAM API key at https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/api and set the HAM_API_KEY variable with your new key.
> git clone https://github.com/harvardartmuseums/iiif-manifest-server.git
We recommend creating a virtual environment with Virtualenv and running everything within it.
> cd iiif-manifest-server
> virtualenv venv
> venv\Scripts\activate.bat
> pip install -r requirements.txt
> python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:5000
Open a web browser and point it to http://localhost:5000/collections/top.