The issues of server configuration depend to a large extent on the
particular server in question. The OPeNDAP server for JGOFS data is
configured differently than the OPeNDAP server for netCDF data. Each
server comes with its own installation and configuration instructions.
These can be found in a file called INSTALL in the distribution
directory for the server. The server distribution directories are in
$DODS_ROOT/src. Here is a checklist of items that need to be
attended in order to install any OPeNDAP server:
httpd server configured to execute CGI programs?
nph-nc, and nc_das, nc_dds, and so on. The
server CGI's for other API's will have comparable names.
gzip program installed in the PATH of the
httpd server? This is used to compress data messages returned
to the client.