Install Bold Reports® when Bold BI® already exists

Note: This support is applicable from Bold Reports® version 15.1.

Note: Bold BI® should be already present in the machine.

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

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

    sudo wget {Bold Reports Linux package link}

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

    sudo unzip {Bold Reports Linux package zip file}

  4. Change the directory to BoldReportsServer-Linux by executing the following command:

    cd BoldReportsServer-Linux

  5. Deploy Bold Reports® on your Linux machine by executing the following command:

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

    • i : Installation type - Specifies it is a new installation.

    • u : Specify the user or group that manages the service used for the Bold BI® application.

    • h : Same Domain or IP address of the machine with http/https protocol used for Bold BI® application.

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

    Example for new installation:

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

    Note: Use the same host URL that you used to deploy Bold BI®.

  6. After executing the above installation command, give yes and press enter.

  7. Bold Reports® is now installed on the same machine as Bold BI®.

  8. Refer to Application Startup document to activate the Bold Reports® license and create a site for the Bold Reports® application.

    Note: If you encounter any issues during site creation, restart all services using the following command:

    sudo systemctl restart bold-*