Bold Reports® Installation and Deployment on Rocky Linux (v7.1 or later)

You can install Bold Reports® Report Server v7.1 or later on Rocky Linux by installing the required packages and 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 Rocky Linux?

Bold Reports® on Rocky Linux needs Nginx, zip, GDIPlus, libicu, Python 3.9 or later, the ETL pip packages and an OpenSSL configuration path.

  1. Install Nginx by running the following commands:

    sudo dnf update -y
    sudo dnf install epel-release -y
    sudo dnf install nginx -y

  2. Install zip by running the following command:

    sudo dnf install zip -y

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

    sudo dnf install libgdiplus -y

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

    sudo dnf install libicu

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

    sudo dnf install python3 -y
    sudo dnf install python39 -y

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

    sudo dnf install python3-pip -y
    sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

  7. 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 Rocky Linux?

You deploy Bold Reports® on Rocky 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 Python version does Bold Reports® need on Rocky Linux?

Bold Reports® on Rocky Linux needs Python 3.9 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 use Nginx. Then, configure Nginx manually.

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