= Installation Tips = [wiki:Installing Back to General Installation.] '''Debian GNU/Linux''' We highly recommend using Debian stable as the host operating system. [[BR]] It is a free, stable, powerful and very widely used operating system for servers. [[BR]] All our testing and configuration is done against Debian servers. [[BR]] * Install sun-java5, be sure that no gcj (GNU java) packages are installed: {{{ dpkg --get-selections |grep gcj }}} Note: The above search command must return NO packages. {{{ aptitude install sun-java5-jdk }}} * Install tomcat: {{{ aptitude install tomcat5.5 }}} * Install mysql: {{{ aptitude install mysql-server }}} '''Tomcat''' * In Debian add/adjust the following lines in /etc/default/tomcat5.5: * JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/ * JAVA_OPTS="-Djava.awt.headless=true -Xmx256M" * TOMCAT5_SECURITY=no * To work around a java.lang.!UnsatisfiedLinkError in Debian Lenny run the following commands: * i386: ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/lib/i386/libmlib_image.so /usr/lib * amd64: ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/lib/amd64/libmlib_image.so /usr/lib * both: ldconfig * Note: * The above security settings should not be used in production, see http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/security-manager-howto.html * As always the more memory the better but gnuMims is known to run at this setting and perhaps even lower. '''Memory Tips''' * !GnuMims has been known to load and run on a 300Mhz laptop with <180MB total RAM but would not be very usable. * A Debian GNU/Linux machine with 1GB RAM and P4 equivalent processor is recommended. * For a Windows 2003 server directly running tomcat you may need more than 2G of RAM (that's why we recommend a dedicated Debian GNU/Linux) * A vmware virtual appliance (GNU/Linux + Tomcat + Mysql) with 1G of RAM should work ok on a Windows 2003 server if you must run Windows. '''Apache2 Setup Tips''' * It is common (but not required) to have Tomcat run through Apache. * This is an apache example config using libapache2-mod-jk: {{{ Alias /gnuMims /var/lib/tomcat5.5/webapps/gnuMims Options FollowSymLinks Indexes MultiViews AllowOverride None order allow,deny allow from all JkMount /gnuMims/* ajp13_worker }}} * To enable libapache2-mod-jk in Debian set these lines in /etc/apache2/mods-available/jk.conf: {{{ JkWorkersFile /etc/libapache2-mod-jk/workers.properties JkLogFile /var/log/apache2/mod_jk.log JkLogLevel info JkMount /*.jsp ajp13_worker JkMount /*/servlet/ ajp13_worker }}} * To configure mod-jk in Debian double check these lines in /etc/libapache2-mod-jk/workers.properties: {{{ workers.tomcat_home=/usr/share/tomcat5.5 workers.java_home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun }}} * Then run: * a2enmod jk * /etc/init.d/apache2 restart '''MySQL Tips''' * In Debian MySQL only listens on 127.0.0.1 out of the box. * ONLY if you need to access mysql from outside, then comment this line out in /etc/mysql/my.cnf: * #bind-address = 127.0.0.1 '''Firewall Tips''' * Every server must have a firewall, we use shorewall firewall. * Ports of interest - http:80, https:443, Tomcat(Debian):8180, MySQL:3306. === One again, please contact us if any of this does not work for you. ===