Hospital Run is an open-source and free hospital information system designed to manage patient medical records and appointments. It helps hospitals manage their workflow and increase their productivity. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Hospital Run on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before installing any new packages, it is recommended to update the system to its latest version to ensure that all the necessary dependencies are up to date. Run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Hospital Run is built on Node.js, so it is necessary to install Node.js on your Ubuntu Server. Run the following command to install Node.js:
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
After completing the installation, verify the installed version of Node.js by running the following command:
node -v
Hospital Run uses MongoDB as its default database. Run the following command to install MongoDB:
sudo apt-get install mongodb
After completing the installation, start the MongoDB service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start mongodb
Verify that MongoDB is running by checking its status:
sudo systemctl status mongodb
Download the latest version of Hospital Run from the official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/hospitalrun/hospitalrun/releases/latest/download/hospitalrun.zip
Unzip the downloaded file using the following command:
unzip hospitalrun.zip
Move the extracted folder to the desired location, for example, to the /var/www directory:
sudo mv hospitalrun /var/www/
Change the ownership of the Hospital Run directory to the Apache user:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/hospitalrun
Go to the Hospital Run directory:
cd /var/www/hospitalrun
Install the required dependencies by running the following command:
npm install
Create a configuration file by copying the example configuration file:
cp .env.example .env
Edit the .env configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano .env
Set the MONGODB_URI variable with the following value:
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost/hospitalrun
Save and close the configuration file.
Finally, start the Hospital Run server by running the following command:
npm start
The server will be started on port 3000. Verify that the server is running by accessing it through a web browser at:
http://localhost:3000
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Hospital Run on Ubuntu Server.
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