You do not need to download our Dataverse Network software to have your own dataverse (see Get Started: DVs for Scholars for details on creating your dataverse).
If you represent a university, archive, or other institution, you might be interested in installing a Dataverse Network at your own facility. Installing your own Network gives you full control of data storage and back ups. It requires you to maintain a production server and a file system, and to upgrade the application as needed. In return, you can control access to all data archived on your network, as well as how data is archived and maintained there.
To download the Dataverse Network software, go to the Dataverse Network project at SourceForge.net and locate the current version's packages. When distribution packages are available, each package will include a README text file with more information about that version's contents.
For a description of requirements to support installation of the Dataverse Network software and step-by-step instructions about how to install the code, see our online Installers Guide.