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1. You have to set up json file milestone content.
2. Go to https://builds.apache.org/job/Netbeans/job/netbeans-TLP/job/netbeans/
3. Check that the build on release<version> and verify artefacts they should be branded with beta in their name. Cancel and relaunch build otherwise
4. Wait for the job to be finished.
5. Keep the build

On your computer once the build described in 1.1 above has succeeded:

1. Download and extract the build artifacts.

2. Check the SHA512 checksums:

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   find . -name '*.sha512' -execdir sha512sum --check '{}' \; #alternative for z in $(find . -name '*.sha512'); do cd $(dirname $z); sha512sum ./$(basename $z) --check --quiet; cd - >/dev/null; done

   
   

On the NetBeans virtual machine

1. Prepare apidoc folder according to json file:

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   sudo su - cd /var/www/bits.netbeans.org mkdir

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1. **version**

   
   

Producing a Voting Candidate

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