We need some more info on security of course but I have no experience running DHIS on Windows so I cannot add much there. This will be very specific of course to the environment.
I have recently added some info on use of HTTPS and the use of a reverse proxy. If course this is more or less the same on windows if you use Apache, but it has not been documented.
I am working on a document detailing how to setup DHIS 2 on Amazon web services which should handle the clustering aspect, but obviously only this will handle this platform.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Ola Hodne Titlestad olati@ifi.uio.no wrote:
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
Ola
Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)
HISP
Department of Informatics
University of Oslo
Mobile: +47 48069736
Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps link
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
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.
There is also an important difference in running DHIS live with manual start/stop commands compared to a tomcat service install that runs automatically.
On the server you will need to have DHIS 2 (tomcat) running all the time the machine is up of course, so tomcat and postgres must both be installed as Windows services and these set to automatic.
We need some more info on security of course but I have no experience running DHIS on Windows so I cannot add much there. This will be very specific of course to the environment.
I have recently added some info on use of HTTPS and the use of a reverse proxy. If course this is more or less the same on windows if you use Apache, but it has not been documented.
I am working on a document detailing how to setup DHIS 2 on Amazon web services which should handle the clustering aspect, but obviously only this will handle this platform.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Ola Hodne Titlestad olati@ifi.uio.no wrote:
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
Ola
Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)
HISP
Department of Informatics
University of Oslo
Mobile: +47 48069736
Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps link
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
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
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