Tips for setting up Archivematica alongside Heratio

Discussion AtoM/Archivematica South Africa User Community 55 views 0 replies
Johan Pieterse Feb 15, 2026 11:18 AM
<p>Several institutions have asked about running Archivematica alongside Heratio for digital preservation. Here are some tips from our experience:</p><ol><li><strong>Storage architecture:</strong> Keep Archivematica's processing storage separate from Heratio's upload directory.</li><li><strong>DIP upload:</strong> Configure Archivematica to generate DIPs compatible with Heratio's digital object structure.</li><li><strong>AIP storage:</strong> Use BagIt format for long-term storage. Heratio's preservation plugin can verify BagIt checksums.</li></ol><p>Happy to help anyone setting this up!</p>
Tags: archivematica heratio preservation setup

No replies yet.