Distributing content with the LiveContent S1000D Mobile Content Package Server

How to distribute content to iOS tablets using the Content Package Server.

Before you begin

  • Ensure the publication .zip and related pub packageName.library.json file are available.
  • Use Mobile Publish Manager or the LiveContent S1000D Publish to LiveContent S1000D Mobile tool to create a publication mobile package if needed.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Content Package Server and navigate to the Content_Package_Server_InstallFolder directory.
  2. In the books directory, create a new folder with the same as the collection name used in the publication mobile package.
    You can open the publication packageName.library.json file created by Mobile Publish Manager or the LiveContent S1000D Publish to LiveContent S1000D Mobile tool to check the value of the collection ID element.
  3. Ensure that the Content Package Server has read-write permissions for the newly created /books/collection_name folder.
  4. Place the publication .zip in the /books/collection_name folder.
  5. Edit the library.json file to add entries for the new publication and its collection.
    This file is delivered to the Content Package Server installation directory by the Content Package Server installer.

    You can copy the entries from a publication packageName.library.json file generated by Mobile Publish Manager or the LiveContent S1000D Publish to LiveContent S1000D Mobile.

  6. Restart the Content Package Server.
    See Managing the Content Package Server on Windows or Managing the Content Package Server on Linux for information about starting the server on your platform.
  7. Verify that the Content Package Server is running.
    To do so, enter the following in a browser.
    http://server:port/status

Results

Users can now connect to the Content Package Server, following the instructions in Synchronizing a LiveContent S1000D Mobile client, which follows.