Install Manually

This guide is for manually installing an OpenHIM instance using the built zipped application releases available on their respective github pages.

This method is useful for on-site implementation without internet access.

Prerequisites

This guide assumes that you are installing on an ubuntu server and that the following is already installed and setup:

• NodeJS (v12 or later)
• NPM
• MongoDB (v3.6 or later)

Note: libappstream3 may cause problems with the npm package manager if your ubuntu instance is not fully updated.

Installing the OpenHIM Core

1. Download the latest OpenHIM Core release

   wget https://github.com/jembi/openhim-core-js/releases/download/vX.X.X/build.openhim-core.vX.X.X.zip

   See here for all released versions

2. Unzip the file

   unzip build.openhim-core.vX.X.X -d {destination_folder}

To make use of your own custom configurations, you have two options:

1. You can copy the default.json config file and override the default settings: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jembi/openhim-core-js/master/config/default.json. Then, depending on your environment instance, rename the file. For example, in the production setup name the file production.json. Move your new file into the /config directory of the project.

2. You can use environment variables to set specific parameters. Environment variables use a _ as a separator for nested keys. For example, to change the port that the Application Programming Interface (API) listens on and to change the ports that the router listens on you could do the following: api_httpsPort=8081 router_httpsPort=50456 router_httpPort=50457 npm start

Note: The environment variables are case sensitive.

For more information about the config options see our config overview page.

Finally start the OpenHIM Core with the following:

npm start

When you start up the OpenHIM Core make sure the NODE_ENV matches the setup environment. ie: If you name the config file production.json make sure the NODE_ENV is set to production

Installing the OpenHIM Console

Before installing the OpenHIM console, it is required that you first have the OpenHIM core server up and running. The OpenHIM console communicates with the OpenHIM core via its API to pull and display data.

We recommended that as soon as the OpenHIM core is up and running that you setup a properly signed TLS certificate. However, it is possible to do this later through the OpenHIM console on the Certificates page.

1. Download the latest OpenHIM Console release

   wget https://github.com/jembi/openhim-console/releases/download/vX.X.X/build.openhim-console.vX.X.X.zip

   See here for all released versions

2. Unzip the file

   unzip build.openhim-console.vX.X.X -d {destination_folder}

3. The next step is vital for the successful setup of the OpenHIM console. First configure the console to point to your OpenHIM core server and then navigate to the config/default.js file in the extracted folder and edit it as follows:

{

"version": "x.x.x", //Replace the x's with the latest release

"minimumCoreVersion": "7.0.0",

"protocol": "https",

"host": "localhost", // change this to the hostname for your OpenHIM-core server (This hostname _MUST_ be publicly accessible)

"port": 8080, // change this to the API port of the OpenHIM-core server, default is 8080 (This port _MUST_ be publicly accessible)

"title": "OpenHIM Admin Console", // You may change this to customise the title of the OpenHIM-console instance

"footerTitle": "OpenHIM Administration Console", // You may change this to customise the footer of the OpenHIM-console instance

"footerPoweredBy": "<a href='http://openhim.org/' target='_blank'>Powered by OpenHIM</a>",

"loginBanner": "", // add text here that you want to appear on the login screen, if any.

"mediatorLastHeartbeatWarningSeconds": 60,

"mediatorLastHeartbeatDangerSeconds": 120

}

1. Finally, start the OpenHIM Console with the following:

npm start

Ensure communication between the OpenHIM Console and Core

Login to the console. Defaults to http://localhost:9000