Uploading existing MEI files via eXide

At present, there is no dedicate upload facility within MerMEId itself, so we have to resort to native eXist capabilities to upload existing MEI files (from a local file system) to the MerMEId. eXist offers various ways of doing so (e.g. REST, WebDAV), here we will focus on doing so via eXide.

This HowTo assumes that you started a fresh Docker container as explained in the Readme and can access the MerMEId at http://localhost:8080.

1. Open eXide at http://localhost:8080/apps/eXide/index.html
2. In the top menu click on "Login" and enter your credentials (user: mermeid, pw: mermeid).
3. In the top menu click on "File" and then on "Manage". This should bring up the "DB Manager" in a window.

4. In the DB Manager navigate to apps/mermeid-data and click the "Upload files" button.

5. Simply drag the files from your local file system unto the drop zone or use the dedicated buttons "Upload Directory" or "Upload Files" to bring up a file dialog. Warning: If you upload only a small number of files, you might not see any feedback because the upload is handled too quickly and no history is kept.

6. Click on "Close" to close the DB Manager and head over to http://localhost:8080/modules/list_files.xq to view your newly uploaded files. If the page was already opened, a reload might be necessary to display the new files.