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[Ola Hodne Titlestad <olati@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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.

Ola
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On 24 March 2011 08:49, jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx <
jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> Sent from my HTC
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Knut Staring" <knutst@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 09:29
> Subject: [Dhis2-users] Setting up a computer as a server
> To: "Ola Hodne Titlestad" <olati@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Jason Pickering" <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>, <
> dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Stephen Gbanyan" <mambu9@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Ola Hodne Titlestad <olati@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 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
> > ---------
> >
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> >
> > On 24 March 2011 04:01, Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
> 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@xxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> 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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> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Cheers,
> >> >> Knut Staring
> >> >>
> >> >
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