Deploying Bold Reports® in Podman

You can deploy Bold Reports® On-Premises Edition with podman-compose, with Nginx running in a separate container as a reverse proxy. Bold Reports® Podman can run on different Linux distributions.

What do I need to deploy Bold Reports® on Podman?

To deploy Bold Reports® on Podman with podman-compose, your machine must meet the following hardware and software requirements.

Hardware requirements

Bold Reports® on Podman needs the following hardware to run the Bold Reports® solution:

  • Operating System: Bold Reports® Podman can run on different Linux distributions. Verified on the following operating systems:
    • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
    • Cent OS 7
    • Windows
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • Alpine Linux
  • CPU: 4-core.
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM.
  • Disk Space: 8 GB or more.

Software requirements

Bold Reports® On-Premises Edition on Podman needs the following software:

  • Database: Microsoft SQL Server 2012+ | PostgreSQL.
  • Application: Podman.
  • Web Browser: Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome and Apple Safari.

How do I install Bold Reports® with podman-compose?

You deploy Bold Reports® using podman-compose. Nginx runs in a separate container as a reverse proxy to route traffic to the other containers. Follow the podman-compose deployment guide on GitHub to deploy Bold Reports®.

Bold Reports® on Podman deployment guide

Frequently asked questions

Which databases does Bold Reports® support on Podman?

Bold Reports® on Podman supports Microsoft SQL Server 2012+ and PostgreSQL.

What does Nginx do in the Podman deployment?

In the Bold Reports® podman-compose deployment, Nginx runs in a separate container as a reverse proxy that routes traffic to the other containers.

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