Bold Reports^® Installation and Deployment on OpenSUSE 15 (v7.1 or Later)

You can install Bold Reports^® Report Server v7.1 or later on OpenSUSE 15.3 or later by preparing a virtual machine, installing the required packages, and running the Bold Reports^® Linux package installer. Follow the steps below to set up the environment.

Step 1: Create and Connect to the Virtual Machine

Bold Reports^® on OpenSUSE needs a virtual machine running OpenSUSE 15.3 or higher.

Set up an OpenSUSE 15.3 or higher virtual machine (VM) and establish a connection.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Bold Reports^® on OpenSUSE needs Nginx, the Chromium dependency packages, zip, Python with pip, and an OpenSSL configuration path.

How do I install Nginx on OpenSUSE?

Nginx is the front-end web server for Bold Reports^®. Run the following commands one by one to install and configure Nginx:

sudo zypper refresh

sudo zypper addrepo https://nginx.org/packages/sles/15 nginx

sudo rpm --import https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key

sudo rpm -qa gpg-pubkey

sudo zypper refresh

sudo zypper install nginx

sudo systemctl start nginx

sudo systemctl enable nginx

How do I install the Chromium dependency packages?

Bold Reports^® needs the Chromium dependency packages on OpenSUSE. Run the following commands to install them:

sudo zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.6/repo/oss/ openSUSE-15.6-OSS

sudo zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.6/repo/non-oss/ openSUSE-15.6-Non-OSS

sudo zypper refresh

sudo zypper install systemd  btrfsprogs squashfs-tools memstrack procps-ng rng-tools iscsi ntfs-3g mozilla-nss xdg-utils gconf2 gtk3 libXScrnSaver libXcomposite1 libXcursor1 libXdamage1 libXfixes3 libXi6 libXrandr2 libXrender1 libasound2 libc6 libcairo libcairo2 liberation-fonts libgbm1 libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0 libindicator3-7 libnspr4 lsb-release pango xvfb

How do I install Python on OpenSUSE?

Bold Reports^® needs zip, Python 3 and pip on OpenSUSE. Run the following commands to install Python and the necessary dependencies:

sudo zypper install zip

sudo zypper install python3

sudo zypper install python3-pip

sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

How do I set the OpenSSL configuration path?

Bold Reports^® needs the OpenSSL configuration path set in the environment. If it does not exist, add the following:

export OPENSSL_CONF=/etc/ssl/

How do I deploy the Bold Reports^® application on OpenSUSE?

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

Register and download the Bold Reports^® Linux package from the registration and download section.
Download the Bold Reports^® Linux package by running the following command:
```
sudo wget {Bold Reports Linux package link}
```
Extract the zip file by running the following command:
```
sudo unzip {Bold Reports Linux package zip file}
```
Change the directory to BoldReports_EnterpriseReporting-Linux by running the following command:
```
cd BoldReports_EnterpriseReporting-Linux
```
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 OpenSUSE versions does Bold Reports^® support?

The Bold Reports^® v7.1 or later steps on this page apply to OpenSUSE 15.3 or higher.

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.

Bold Reports® Installation and Deployment on OpenSUSE 15 (v7.1 or Later)