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This is the official documentation tree of the *PASTA* data repository software.
The PASTA software and related contents is owned and maintained by the
`Environmental Data Initiative <https://edirepository.org>`_ (EDI). PASTA is a
service oriented software system written in Java and uses Java Servlet
containers for REST web-services. Services can be deployed on separate servers
for performance or deployed onto a single server for simplicity, testing, and
development. Deployments have been tested on Linux, OS X, and Windows. EDI
utilizes PASTA in its operation of the *EDI data repository*.

Documentation is divided into the following categories:

#. **About:** A short history of the PASTA+ data repository software and how it
   is being used in EDI's production environment.

#. **Repository Design:** Design documentation of the PASTA+ data repository
   software.

#. **Standard Operating Procedures:** Procedures for the general operation of
   the EDI data repository using the PASTA+ data repostiory software.

#. **REST API:** Documentation for the PASTA+ API and general information and
   suggestions for software developers who would like to build an application
   that interacts with the PASTA+ API.

#. **Frequently Asked Questions:** A list of the most commonly asked questions
   and their answers about the EDI Data Repository and PASTA+ data repository
   software.


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   /doc_tree/about
   /doc_tree/pasta_design/index
   /doc_tree/pasta_sop/index
   /doc_tree/pasta_api/index
   /doc_tree/faq/index