Getting Started with Digital Preservation in Heratio

Digital preservation is a critical concern for GLAM institutions. Heratio provides built-in tools to help you establish and maintain a digital preservation workflow.

Key Components

The ahgPreservationPlugin provides:

• Checksum generation and fixity verification
• PREMIS event logging
• Format identification using PRONOM/Siegfried
• Virus scanning via ClamAV integration
• Automated backup scheduling

Getting Started

1. Enable the ahgPreservationPlugin in your admin panel
2. Run format identification: php symfony preservation:identify
3. Set up fixity checking: php symfony preservation:fixity --schedule=daily
4. Configure PRONOM sync: php symfony preservation:pronom-sync

For detailed documentation, see our preservation guide.