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 # astrogrid-registry
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+Code for VAMDC's registry service, reclaimed from the remains of the AstroGrid project.
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+To build this, use Maven 3. You need to use the legacy repository of AstroGrid artefacts at http://agdevel.jb.man.ac.uk:8080/nexus/content/repositories/public together with VAMDC's repository at http://dev.vamdc.org/nexus/content/groups/public/; these two repositories should be configured in your Maven settings.xml file.
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+The client-lite package is needed to build the web application, but is not recommended for other use. Instead, use VAMDC's separate registry-client project.