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        # Setup a virtual environment:
        python3 -m venv pycsw && cd pycsw && . bin/activate
        
        # Grab the pycsw source code:
        git clone https://github.com/geopython/pycsw.git && cd pycsw
        pip3 install -e . && pip3 install -r requirements-standalone.txt
        
        # Create and adjust a configuration file:
        cp default-sample.yml default.yml
        vi default.yml
        # adjust paths in
        # - server.home
        # - repository.database
        # set server.url to http://localhost:8000/
        
        # Setup the database:
        pycsw-admin.py setup-repository --config default.yml
        
        # Load records by indicating a directory of XML files, use -r for recursive:
        pycsw-admin.py load-records --config default.yml --path /path/to/xml/
        
        # Run the server:
        python ./pycsw/wsgi.py
        
        # See that it works!
        curl http://localhost:8000  # OGC API - Records      
        curl http://localhost:8000/csw?service=CSW&version=2.0.2&request=GetCapabilities  # CSW