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Version: 3.9.x

Deploy to a server installation

You'll typically develop your study on your local computer using a local JATOS installation. Once it's ready, transferring the study to your JATOS server is simple using the export and import features.

To deploy your ready-to-run study from your local installation to the server, follow these steps:

  1. On your local JATOS installation, open your study and click Export in the study toolbar. A pop-up window will appear. Save the .jzip file to any location on your computer.
  2. On your server JATOS, go to the study sidebar (click Studies in the top-left), click "+", and then Import study. Select the .jzip file you exported earlier.

Please note:​

  • The local and server JATOS interfaces look almost identical; you'll primarily distinguish them by the URL in your browser. To help prevent confusion, a local JATOS installation features a gray JATOS logo in the top bar, while a server installation has a colored logo.
  • A .jzip file is a JATOS Study Archive, which uses the ZIP archive file format. It contains everything needed to describe a study, including its properties and assets. Do not unzip it; always import the .jzip file directly into JATOS.
  • The export/import process transfers all your study's assets (HTML/JS/CSS files, images, audio, etc.) contained in the local study folder. It does not transfer result data.
  • If you need to make changes to a study, we recommend doing so on your local JATOS. There, you have full access to the study assets and can easily modify them. Once done, simply Export from local and Import to your JATOS server again.