Bold Reports® Installation and Deployment on Debian Linux for v7.1 and later

You can install Bold Reports® Report Server v7.1 or later on Debian Linux by installing the required packages and running the Bold Reports® Linux package installer. After installation, you open the host URL in a browser to finish the application startup.

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

Bold Reports® on Debian Linux needs a sudo-enabled user account, Nginx, zip, GDIPlus, Python 3.9 or later, the ETL pip packages and an OpenSSL configuration path.

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

  2. Install Nginx by 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 the GDIPlus package by running the following command:

    sudo apt-get install libgdiplus

  5. Install python 3.9 or later by running the following commands:

    sudo apt-get install -y python3
    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 the pip dependency packages for the 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/

How do I configure the Bold Reports® application on Debian Linux?

You configure Bold Reports® on Debian 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 Linux machine:

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

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

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

    • 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 existing applications on that 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

What do I do after the installation completes?

After the Bold Reports® installation is complete, open the host URL in the browser and continue the application startup.

Frequently asked questions

Which Python version does Bold Reports® need on Debian Linux?

Bold Reports® on Debian Linux needs Python 3.9 or later. The ETL service also needs the pip dependency packages listed in the prerequisites.

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 use Nginx. Then, configure Nginx manually.

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