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--- admin:server_administration [2021/09/14 05:50] – [Backup and Memory settings - according to the datafile] Ujwal Khatry
+++ admin:server_administration [2022/11/29 13:13] (current) – [2. By using a browser] Gary Willetts
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-====== 24.13. mSupply server administration ======
+====== 25.13. mSupply server administration ======
 mSupply server provides a number of administrative features that enable fine-tuning and robust management of the system.
+The server can run as an application or as a service. Running it as a service has a lot of benefits, such as automatic restart when the server machine is restarted, but, for technical reasons, this is not always possible. Here's how you administer the server depending on how it is running.
+===== When running the server as an application =====
 === Server monitor===
 The server monitor tells us our computer hardware specification, database engine version, and license information including maximum connections
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   * User Settings for Data file...  [We are now actively using this options]
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+{{ :admin:server_backup_settings.jpg?600 |}}
-The "User Settings for Data file..." options saves the backup and memory options as a file/folder and is located next to the data file.
+The "User Settings for Data file..." options saves the backup and memory options as a folder and is located next to the data file.
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+{{ :admin:data_backup_memory_settings_2021-09-14.jpg?400 |}}
-Above, note that the Settings folder is next to the mSupply data. This setup allows for the mSupply server to be updgraded with backup and memory settings intact.
+Above, note that the Settings folder is next to the mSupply data. This setup allows for the mSupply server to be upgraded with backup and memory settings intact.
 ===Application server===
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 The application server provides settings to manage the structure (.4DC file) and data (.4DD) files. It also provides information about LAN and system memory.
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 ===Web server===
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 The Web server tab shows the web server status and running ports. The web server can be started or stopped form this tab.
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+===== When running the server as a service ====
+When the mSupply server is running as a service you need to access the monitoring pages shown above in slightly different ways.
+==== 1. By logging into a client ====
+For this, open a client and login to mSupply. Then choose //Special > Open mSupply server window// from the menus to see the server administration window open as described above.
+Please note: to be able to do this, the user must have the //Access server administration// permission as described on the [[admin:managing_users#permissions_tabs|25.15. Managing users]] page.
+==== 2. By using a browser ====
+To access the server administration pages from a browser, the mSupply webserver must be running (see the [[web_interface:using_the_web_server|]] page for details on how to turn it on).
+Then open a browser and enter the mSupply server's URL followed by ''/admin/ini'' e.g. ''%%https://mymSupply.msupply.org:8048/admin/ini%%''
+A window like this will open in your browser:
+{{ :admin:pasted:20221129-131037.png?600 |}}
+Use the tabs down the left hand side to navigate to the different pages which work very similarly to the pages described in the sections above.