[Mifos-users] Mifos X 23.12.31 Ubuntu Installation Guide

[zay...@intrasofttechnologies.com]

Hello team,

 

I was going through the installation instructions on https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/spaces/docs/pages/3506765827/Mifos+X+Platform+23.12.31+Installation+Instruction+on+Linux+Ubuntu and I realized that there is something missing.

 

In Step 5, it gives instructions to copy Mifos Web App but there is no step before that giving instructions on how to download Mifos X 23.12.31 package so definitely someone following this instruction will get an error “No such file or directory”.

 

Perhaps these instructions are needed before Step 5:

sudo wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/mifos/files/Mifos%20X/mifosplatform-23.12.31.RELEASE.zip

sudo unzip mifosplatform-23.12.31.RELEASE.zip

cd mifosplatform-23.12.31.RELEASE.zip

 

I can also see the environment variables given are for demonstration which can confuse one who is beginning with Fineract installations. Is someone supposed to use same mysql_password used as FINERACT_DEFAULT_TENANTDB_PWD and FINERACT_HIKARI_PASSWORD?

 

Can someone please update the guide to give clear instructions so as to make it easy for anyone to install?

 

Thanks & Regards;

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[zay...@intrasofttechnologies.com]

Hi Victor,

 

Thanks for your update.

 

I decided to get new ubuntu server and tried deploying Mifos X 23.12.31 as per the updated guide.

 

I can get to access login page on http://[server_ip]:8080 but I cant login using mifos / password. See attached screenshot. (Error msg: Unknown error, please try again later).

 

Few things I have noted in the guide that could be missing:

 

1. Environment Variables

The guide provides the following 4 variables with sample values that one is expected to use right values:

export FINERACT_DEFAULT_TENANTDB_PWD=skdcnwauicn2ucnaecasdsajdnizucawencascdca

export FINERACT_HIKARI_PASSWORD=skdcnwauicn2ucnaecasdsajdnizucawencascdca

export FINERACT_SERVER_SSL_ENABLED=false

export FINERACT_SERVER_PORT=8080

My Observations:

• There is no variable provided for $JAVA_HOME and $PATH, aren’t these needed to be set?
• The guide is also not clear whether the 4 variables above are to be run as commands or pasted to a file. If to be pasted in a file then which specific file?

2. Content of server.xml

In the previous versions installations, we were replacing the original content of /tomcat/conf/server.xml with what was provided in the guides and included configs for jdbc connection as well as keystore but in this guide the same is not provided anywhere. Does it mean the original content in server.xml is good enough to allow tomcat to run and connect with Fineract database?

 

3. Keystore Generation

It is not provided anywhere in the guide steps to generate keystore which I believe is essential when you want to configure SSL certificates. It will be helpful if this can be included.

 

These are my observations so far and I have a strong feeling if these are addressed then I will be able to connect to Mifos X successfully.

 

In the spirit of open source and inline with the objectives of the community, we need to enable anyone to be able to deploy Mifos X without the need to engage a specialist to install the system for them.

 

Best Regards;

*******

Zayyad A. Said | Chief Executive Officer

Cell No.: +254 716 615274 | Skype: zsaid2011

Email: zay...@intrasofttechnologies.com 

Schedule Meetings: https://calendly.com/zayyadsaid

 

From: VICTOR MANUEL ROMERO RODRIGUEZ <victor...@fintecheando.mx>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2024 9:45 PM
To: d...@fineract.apache.org
Cc: A good place to start for users or folks new to Mifos. <mifos...@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: Mifos X 23.12.31 Ubuntu Installation Guide

 

Installation instructions have been updated, please take a look again and let us know.

 

Regards

 

Victor 

 

El vie, 9 feb 2024 a las 17:54, VICTOR MANUEL ROMERO RODRIGUEZ (<victor...@fintecheando.mx>) escribió:

Hi mate,

 

Thank you for your feedback, we will fix it and let you know.

 

Regards