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Bold Reports® Installation and Deployment on Ubuntu for v6.1 or later

Deployment prerequisites

  1. Access to a Linux server with a standard user account and sudo privileges.

  2. Install Nginxby running the following commands:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install nginx

  3. Install zip by running the following command

    sudo apt-get install zip

  4. Install GDIPlus package using the following command.

    sudo apt-get install libgdiplus

  5. Install the python 3.9 or later by executing the following command:

    Ubuntu Version:22.04 :

    sudo apt-get install -y python3

    Ubuntu Version:20.04 :

    sudo apt update && sudo apt install wget software-properties-common && sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa && sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3.9

  6. Install pip dependency packages for ETL service by running the following command:

    sudo apt-get install python3-pip && sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip && sudo pip install duckdb===1.1.2 dlt===0.4.12 pymysql pyodbc pg8000 poetry pandas===2.2.2 numpy===1.26.4 "dlt[parquet]" "dlt[filesystem]"

  7. Add an openssl conf path in the environment if it does not exist.

    export OPENSSL_CONF=/etc/ssl/

Configuring the Bold Reports® application

  1. Register and download the Bold Reports® Linux package from here.

  2. Download the Bold Reports® Linux package by running the following command:

    sudo wget {Bold Reports Linux package link}

  3. Extract the zip file by running the following command:

    sudo unzip {Bold Reports Linux package zip file}

  4. Change the directory to BoldReports_EnterpriseReporting-Linux by running the following command:

    cd BoldReports_EnterpriseReporting-Linux

  5. Execute the following command to deploy Bold Reports® on your Linux machine.

     sudo bash install-boldreports.sh -i {new} -u {user} -h {host URL} -n {true or false}

    • i: Installation type : Specifies either it is a new or upgrade installation.

    • u: Specify the user or group that manages the service.

    • h: Domain or IP address of the machine with HTTP protocol.

    • n: Setting this to true will automatically configure the Bold Reports® with the Nginx front-end server.

    IMPORTANT: If you have any existing applications running on that Linux machine using Nginx, set “-n” value to false and configure Nginx manually.

    Example for a new installation,

        sudo bash install-boldreports.sh -i new -u www-data -h http://linux.example.com -n true

Once the installation is complete, open the host URL in the browser and continue the application startup.

Manually configure Nginx

To configure Nginx as a reverse proxy to forward requests to the Bold Reports® app, modify /etc/nginx/sites-available/default. Open it in a text editor and add the following code:

       #server {
       #listen 80;
       #server_name example.com;
       #return 301 https://example.com$request_uri;
       #}

         server {
       listen        80 default_server;

       #server_name   example.com;

       #listen 443 ssl;
       #ssl on;
       #ssl_certificate /path/to/certificate/file/domain.crt;
       #ssl_certificate_key /path/to/key/file/domain.key;

       proxy_read_timeout 300;
       proxy_connect_timeout 300;
       proxy_send_timeout 300;
       send_timeout 300;
       client_max_body_size 200M;

       location / {
      root /var/www/bold-services/application/idp/web/wwwroot;
        proxy_pass http://localhost:6500/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection keep-alive;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        fastcgi_buffers 16 16k;
        fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
    }
    location /api {
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6501/api;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection keep-alive;
        proxy_set_header   Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /ums {
        root               /var/www/bold-services/application/idp/ums/wwwroot;
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6502/ums;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection keep-alive;
        proxy_set_header   Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /ums/signalr/progresshub {
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6502/ums/signalr/progresshub;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header   Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /reporting {
    root /var/www/bold-services/application/reporting/web/wwwroot;
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6550/reporting;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection keep-alive;
        proxy_set_header   Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /reporting/messageHub {
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6550/reporting/messageHub;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header   Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /reporting/api {
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6551/reporting/api;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection keep-alive;
        proxy_set_header   Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /reporting/jobs {
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6552/reporting/jobs;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection keep-alive;
        proxy_set_header   Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /reporting/reportservice {
        root               /var/www/bold-services/application/reporting/reportservice;
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6553;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection keep-alive;
        proxy_set_header   Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /reporting/viewer {
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6554/reporting/viewer;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection keep-alive;
        proxy_set_header   Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /etlservice/ {
        root               /var/www/bold-services/application/etl/etlservice/wwwroot;
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6509/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header   Host $http_host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
    location /etlservice/_framework/blazor.server.js {
        root               /var/www/bold-services/application/etl/etlservice/wwwroot;
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:6509/_framework/blazor.server.js;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header   Host $http_host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
   }
}

Once the Nginx configuration is established, run sudo nginx -t to verify the syntax of the configuration files. If the configuration file test is successful, force Nginx to pick up the changes by running the sudo nginx -s reload.

Configure SSL

If you have an SSL certificate for your domain and need to configure the site with your SSL certificate, follow these steps, or you can skip this.

  1. Uncomment the following marked lines in the Nginx config file.

    Ssl Config

  2. Comment on the following marked line in the Nginx config file.

    Config Mark

  3. Replace example.com with your domain name.

  4. Define the path of the SSL certificate: ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/domain.crt.

  5. Specify the directory where the SSL certificate key is located: ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/domain.key.

  6. Save and run sudo nginx -t to verify the syntax of the configuration file. If the configuration file test is successful, force Nginx to pick up the changes by running sudo nginx -s reload.

NOTE: If you are configuring the application with SSL, you need to update the URLs in the product. json with HTTPS located in the /var/www/bold-services/application/app_data/configuration.

Next steps