diff --git a/default-settings.xml b/default-settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57a4a9cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default-settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.1.0.xsd">
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>defaults</id>
+            <properties>
+                <app-name>vivo</app-name>
+                <vivo-dir>/usr/local/vivo/home</vivo-dir>
+                <tomcat-dir>/usr/local/tomcat</tomcat-dir>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
+    <activeProfiles>
+        <activeProfile>defaults</activeProfile>
+    </activeProfiles>
+</settings>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/installer/home/pom.xml b/installer/home/pom.xml
index 5afdf779..a1899e82 100644
--- a/installer/home/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/home/pom.xml
@@ -19,47 +19,60 @@
 
     <name>VIVO Prepare Home</name>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>install</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property><name>vivo-dir</name></property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.5.5</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <descriptors>
+                                <descriptor>src/main/assembly/home.xml</descriptor>
+                            </descriptors>
+                            <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>single</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.7</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>install</id>
+                                <phase>install</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <outputDirectory>${vivo-dir}</outputDirectory>
+                                    <resources>
+                                        <resource>
+                                            <directory>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}</directory>
+                                        </resource>
+                                    </resources>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.5</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <descriptors>
-                        <descriptor>src/main/assembly/home.xml</descriptor>
-                    </descriptors>
-                    <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>single</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>install</id>
-                        <phase>install</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${home-dir}</outputDirectory>
-                            <resources>
-                                <resource>
-                                    <directory>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}</directory>
-                                </resource>
-                            </resources>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.5.2</version>
diff --git a/installer/pom.xml b/installer/pom.xml
index 570f9741..7e029e8b 100644
--- a/installer/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/pom.xml
@@ -12,64 +12,8 @@
 
     <name>VIVO Installer</name>
 
-    <properties>
-        <app-name>vivo</app-name>
-        <home-dir>/usr/local/vivo/home</home-dir>
-        <tomcat-dir>/usr/local/tomcat</tomcat-dir>
-    </properties>
-
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <!-- plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4.16</version>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.10</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>unpack-home</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>unpack-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <includeArtifactIds>vivo-home</includeArtifactIds>
-                            <overWriteReleases>true</overWriteReleases>
-                            <overWriteSnapshots>true</overWriteSnapshots>
-                            <outputDirectory>target/home</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>install-home</id>
-                        <phase>process-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>/usr/local/vitro/test</outputDirectory>
-                            <resources>
-                                <resource>
-                                    <directory>target/home</directory>
-                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
-                                </resource>
-                            </resources>
-                            <includeEmptyDirs>true</includeEmptyDirs>
-                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin -->
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.5.2</version>
@@ -85,4 +29,65 @@
         <module>solr</module>
         <module>webapp</module>
     </modules>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>skip-install</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property><name>!vivo-dir</name></property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>default-compile</id>
+                                <phase />
+                            </execution>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>default-testCompile</id>
+                                <phase />
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.6</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>default-resources</id>
+                                <phase />
+                            </execution>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>default-testResources</id>
+                                <phase />
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.12.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>test</id>
+                                <phase/>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.6</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>default-war</id>
+                                <phase/>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/installer/solr/pom.xml b/installer/solr/pom.xml
index b9407ca9..1846d0a6 100644
--- a/installer/solr/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/solr/pom.xml
@@ -19,59 +19,72 @@
 
     <name>VIVO Prepare Solr App</name>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>install</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property><name>vivo-dir</name></property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.6</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <archive>
+                                <manifest>
+                                    <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+                                </manifest>
+                            </archive>
+                            <archiveClasses>false</archiveClasses>
+                            <overlays>
+                                <overlay>
+                                    <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>vitro-solr</artifactId>
+                                    <type>war</type>
+                                </overlay>
+                            </overlays>
+                            <webResources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>src/main/webResources</directory>
+                                    <filtering>true</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </webResources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>install</id>
+                                <phase>install</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>unpack</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <artifactItems>
+                                        <artifactItem>
+                                            <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+                                            <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
+                                            <version>${project.version}</version>
+                                            <type>war</type>
+                                            <overWrite>true</overWrite>
+                                            <outputDirectory>${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${app-name}solr</outputDirectory>
+                                        </artifactItem>
+                                    </artifactItems>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                    <archiveClasses>false</archiveClasses>
-                    <overlays>
-                        <overlay>
-                            <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>vitro-solr</artifactId>
-                            <type>war</type>
-                        </overlay>
-                    </overlays>
-                    <webResources>
-                        <resource>
-                            <directory>src/main/webResources</directory>
-                            <filtering>true</filtering>
-                        </resource>
-                    </webResources>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.10</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>install</id>
-                        <phase>install</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>unpack</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${project.version}</version>
-                                    <type>war</type>
-                                    <overWrite>true</overWrite>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${app-name}solr</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.5.2</version>
diff --git a/installer/solr/src/main/webResources/META-INF/context.xml b/installer/solr/src/main/webResources/META-INF/context.xml
index a271ffdd..51e4c1b8 100644
--- a/installer/solr/src/main/webResources/META-INF/context.xml
+++ b/installer/solr/src/main/webResources/META-INF/context.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    <Environment
         type="java.lang.String" 
         name="solr/home"  
-        value="${home-dir}/solr" override="true"/>
+        value="${vivo-dir}/solr" override="true"/>
 
    <!-- Disable persist sessions on shut down.-->
    <Manager pathname="" />
diff --git a/installer/webapp/pom.xml b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
index d50230c1..e3b75a58 100644
--- a/installer/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -19,63 +19,73 @@
 
     <name>VIVO Prepare Web App</name>
 
-    <build>
-        <!-- filters>
-            <filter>${filters.file}</filter>
-        </filters -->
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                    <archiveClasses>false</archiveClasses>
-                    <overlays>
-                        <overlay>
-                            <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>vivo-webapp</artifactId>
-                            <type>war</type>
-                        </overlay>
-                    </overlays>
-                    <webResources>
-                        <resource>
-                            <directory>src/main/webResources</directory>
-                            <filtering>true</filtering>
-                        </resource>
-                    </webResources>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.10</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>install</id>
-                        <phase>install</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>unpack</goal>
-                        </goals>
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>install</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property><name>vivo-dir</name></property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.6</version>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${project.version}</version>
+                            <archive>
+                                <manifest>
+                                    <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+                                </manifest>
+                            </archive>
+                            <archiveClasses>false</archiveClasses>
+                            <overlays>
+                                <overlay>
+                                    <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>vivo-webapp</artifactId>
                                     <type>war</type>
-                                    <overWrite>true</overWrite>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${app-name}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                                </overlay>
+                            </overlays>
+                            <webResources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>src/main/webResources</directory>
+                                    <filtering>true</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </webResources>
                         </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>install</id>
+                                <phase>install</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>unpack</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <artifactItems>
+                                        <artifactItem>
+                                            <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+                                            <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
+                                            <version>${project.version}</version>
+                                            <type>war</type>
+                                            <overWrite>true</overWrite>
+                                            <outputDirectory>${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${app-name}</outputDirectory>
+                                        </artifactItem>
+                                    </artifactItems>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.5.2</version>
diff --git a/installer/webapp/src/main/webResources/META-INF/context.xml b/installer/webapp/src/main/webResources/META-INF/context.xml
index 186fb59b..415042c5 100644
--- a/installer/webapp/src/main/webResources/META-INF/context.xml
+++ b/installer/webapp/src/main/webResources/META-INF/context.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    <Environment
         type="java.lang.String" 
         name="vitro/home"
-        value="${home-dir}" override="true"/>
+        value="${vivo-dir}" override="true"/>
 
    <!-- Disable persist sessions on shut down.-->
    <Manager pathname="" />
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a5954a9d..0d5d390a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <module>api</module>
         <module>webapp</module>
         <module>home</module>
+        <module>installer</module>
     </modules>
 
     <profiles>