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title: Overview
description: "As part of the i2b2 there are a group of common server files that are used by the i2b2 cells. These files are contained in the **edu.harvard.i2b2.server-core** project which has to be deployed before installing any of the i2b2 Core…"
url: "https://i2b2.org/docs/chapter-4-i2b2-server-common-install/"
updated: "2026-09-15"
category: "i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 4. Server Install Guide / B. Legacy Approach - Build Each Cell from Source / Chapter 4. i2b2 Server-Common Install"
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# Overview

As part of the i2b2 there are a group of common server files that are used by the i2b2 cells. These files are contained in the **edu.harvard.i2b2.server-core** project which has to be deployed before installing any of the i2b2 Core Cells.

  **Chapter 4. Table of Contents**

###### [4.4 Configuration](https://i2b2.org/docs/4-4-configuration/)

- [4.4.1 Configure the Server-common Build Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/4-4-1-configure-the-server-common-build-properties/)

###### [4.2 Server-common Installation Overview](https://i2b2.org/docs/4-2-server-common-installation-overview/)

- [4.2.2 Directory Structure and Working Directory](https://i2b2.org/docs/4-2-2-directory-structure-and-working-directory/)
- [4.2.1 Extract Source Code](https://i2b2.org/docs/4-2-1-extract-source-code/)

###### [4.6 Next Steps](https://i2b2.org/docs/4-6-next-steps/)

###### [4.5 Deployment](https://i2b2.org/docs/4-5-deployment/)

###### [4.3 Stop Services](https://i2b2.org/docs/4-3-stop-services/)

###### [4.1 Prerequisites](https://i2b2.org/docs/4-1-prerequisites/)