Setting up a computer as a server

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1

Hi All,

In our Malaria Control Program there is currently a server in which I
would like to have the dhis install on. The idea is for the data
clerks to just log onto that machine and do the data entry and also
for managers to access key information for management use. I would
highly appreciate if you could guide me through the process to have
their machine setup a a server.

Thanks

Stephen

2

Hi Stephen,

What would be the operating system on this machine?

Knut

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On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Stephen Gbanyan <mambu9@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi All,

In our Malaria Control Program there is currently a server in which I
would like to have the dhis install on. The idea is for the data
clerks to just log onto that machine and do the data entry and also
for managers to access key information for management use. I would
highly appreciate if you could guide me through the process to have
their machine setup a a server.

Thanks

Stephen

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Hi Knut,

There are two machines and one has Windows 2003 and the other Windows 2008.

Thanks

Stephen

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On 3/23/11, Knut Staring <knutst@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Stephen,

What would be the operating system on this machine?

Knut

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Stephen Gbanyan <mambu9@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi All,

In our Malaria Control Program there is currently a server in which I
would like to have the dhis install on. The idea is for the data
clerks to just log onto that machine and do the data entry and also
for managers to access key information for management use. I would
highly appreciate if you could guide me through the process to have
their machine setup a a server.

Thanks

Stephen

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Hi Stephen,
There are many different ways to setup DHIS2 depending on your exact
requirements. You will need to install a database system. There are
two possible choices for a multi-user environment, either Postgresql
or MySQL. I would recommend to go with Postgresql unless you have a
reason not too. You will need to ensure the latest copy of Java is
installed on both computers.

You can read more about the process in the user manual

http://www.dhis2.com/doc/snapshot/en/user/dhis2_user_manual_en.pdf

You can also try an experimental installer, which will install Java,
Postgresql, and an empty database for DHIS2 available here

http://dhis2.net/ DHIS2-2.1-windows-live-JRE-en.exe

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Regards,
Jason

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On 3/23/11, Stephen Gbanyan <mambu9@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Knut,

There are two machines and one has Windows 2003 and the other Windows 2008.

Thanks

Stephen

On 3/23/11, Knut Staring <knutst@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Stephen,

What would be the operating system on this machine?

Knut

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Stephen Gbanyan <mambu9@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi All,

In our Malaria Control Program there is currently a server in which I
would like to have the dhis install on. The idea is for the data
clerks to just log onto that machine and do the data entry and also
for managers to access key information for management use. I would
highly appreciate if you could guide me through the process to have
their machine setup a a server.

Thanks

Stephen

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5

Hi,

Stephen has already been installing several offline instances of DHIS 2 using the installer (with java,postgres, dhis live). I guess what he is asking here is how a server set up (accessible over Internet or a local network) will be different from such offline installs.

Knut, didn’t you write this up somewhere?

We should expand the installation chapter in the implementation guide to include more on this topic, e.g. specifics of a Windows server setup.

Ola

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Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)
HISP
Department of Informatics
University of Oslo

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On 24 March 2011 04:01, Jason Pickering jason.p.pickering@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Stephen,

There are many different ways to setup DHIS2 depending on your exact

requirements. You will need to install a database system. There are

two possible choices for a multi-user environment, either Postgresql

or MySQL. I would recommend to go with Postgresql unless you have a

reason not too. You will need to ensure the latest copy of Java is

installed on both computers.

You can read more about the process in the user manual

http://www.dhis2.com/doc/snapshot/en/user/dhis2_user_manual_en.pdf

You can also try an experimental installer, which will install Java,

Postgresql, and an empty database for DHIS2 available here

http://dhis2.net/ DHIS2-2.1-windows-live-JRE-en.exe

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Regards,

Jason

On 3/23/11, Stephen Gbanyan mambu9@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Knut,

There are two machines and one has Windows 2003 and the other Windows 2008.

Thanks

Stephen

On 3/23/11, Knut Staring knutst@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Stephen,

What would be the operating system on this machine?

Knut

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Stephen Gbanyan mambu9@gmail.com wrote:

Hi All,

In our Malaria Control Program there is currently a server in which I

would like to have the dhis install on. The idea is for the data

clerks to just log onto that machine and do the data entry and also

for managers to access key information for management use. I would

highly appreciate if you could guide me through the process to have

their machine setup a a server.

Thanks

Stephen

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Hi,

Stephen has already been installing several offline instances of DHIS 2
using the installer (with java,postgres, dhis live). I guess what he is
asking here is how a server set up (accessible over Internet or a local
network) will be different from such offline installs.

Knut, didn't you write this up somewhere?

Well, I think Jason's point is that there isn't really much difference
between a desktop and a server installation as long as you go with
Tomcat and Postgresql and you are only running one instance of DHIS2.
Of course, there are issues around how to make a nicer URL and how to
make the server available on (exposed to) the internet. But as long as
you have a local area network, all you only have know the address of
the server (on Windows, open a command window and type ipconfig). You
can then access the DHIS2 from any machine on the network by pointing
the browser to http://192.168.X.X:8080/dhis (replace the XX).

My earlier write-up was for a Ubuntu server, Jason has incorporated
this in chapter 2.1.4 of the user manual.

We should expand the installation chapter in the implementation guide to
include more on this topic, e.g. specifics of a Windows server setup.

Agree that there is more to be added, like how to make the server
visible on the internet, and some security considerations. Also
reverse proxy using Apache in combination with Tomcat, mulitiple
instances on the same server, database clustering and load balancing.
Anything else?

Knut

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On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Ola Hodne Titlestad <olati@ifi.uio.no> wrote:

Ola
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HISP
Department of Informatics
University of Oslo

Mobile: +47 48069736
Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps link

On 24 March 2011 04:01, Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Stephen,
There are many different ways to setup DHIS2 depending on your exact
requirements. You will need to install a database system. There are
two possible choices for a multi-user environment, either Postgresql
or MySQL. I would recommend to go with Postgresql unless you have a
reason not too. You will need to ensure the latest copy of Java is
installed on both computers.

You can read more about the process in the user manual

http://www.dhis2.com/doc/snapshot/en/user/dhis2_user_manual_en.pdf

You can also try an experimental installer, which will install Java,
Postgresql, and an empty database for DHIS2 available here

http://dhis2.net/ DHIS2-2.1-windows-live-JRE-en.exe

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Regards,
Jason

On 3/23/11, Stephen Gbanyan <mambu9@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Knut,
>
> There are two machines and one has Windows 2003 and the other Windows
> 2008.
>
> Thanks
>
> Stephen
>
>
> On 3/23/11, Knut Staring <knutst@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Stephen,
>>
>> What would be the operating system on this machine?
>>
>> Knut
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Stephen Gbanyan <mambu9@gmail.com> >> >> wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> In our Malaria Control Program there is currently a server in which I
>>> would like to have the dhis install on. The idea is for the data
>>> clerks to just log onto that machine and do the data entry and also
>>> for managers to access key information for management use. I would
>>> highly appreciate if you could guide me through the process to have
>>> their machine setup a a server.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>> Cheers,
>> Knut Staring
>>
>
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