Bold Reports® Installation and Deployment on Alma Linux (v6.3 or later)

You can install Bold Reports® Report Server v6.3 or later on Alma Linux by installing a few packages and then running the Bold Reports® Linux package installer. The installer can also configure Nginx as the front-end server for you.

What do I need before installing Bold Reports® on Alma Linux?

Bold Reports® on Alma Linux needs Nginx, zip, wget, GDIPlus and an OpenSSL configuration path. If you want the ETL application, you also need Python pip and the pip packages listed below.

  1. Install Nginx by running the following commands:

    sudo dnf update -y
    sudo dnf install -y nginx

  2. Install zip by running the following command:

    sudo dnf install -y zip

  3. Install wget by running the following command:

    sudo dnf install wget

  4. Install the GDIPlus package by running the following command:

    sudo dnf install -y libgdiplus

  5. If you want to install the ETL application with Bold Reports®, follow the steps below. Otherwise, skip this step and go to step 6.

    • Install python pip and the following pip packages by running this command:

      sudo dnf install -y python3-pip
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
sudo pip3 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]"

      Note: Python 3.9 must be installed on that machine.

  6. Add an openssl conf path to the environment if it does not exist.

    export OPENSSL_CONF=/etc/ssl/

How do I deploy the Bold Reports® application on Alma Linux?

You deploy Bold Reports® on Alma Linux by downloading the Linux package, extracting it, and running the install-boldreports.sh script.

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

  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. Run the following command to deploy Bold Reports® on your machine.

    Command Syntax:

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

    Example command:

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

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

    • u: The user or group that manages the service. Make sure this user exists on your Linux server.

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

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

    IMPORTANT: If any existing applications on the Linux machine use Nginx, set the “-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

Frequently asked questions

Which Bold Reports® versions does this Alma Linux guide cover?

The Alma Linux steps on this page apply to Bold Reports® v6.3 or later.

When should I set the -n option to false?

Set the Bold Reports® installer “-n” value to false if existing applications on the Linux machine already use Nginx. Then, configure Nginx manually.

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