How to Install Hospital Run on Void Linux

Hospital Run is an open-source Hospital Information System (HIS) designed to manage the entire hospital's clinical, administrative and financial operations. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Hospital Run on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

Step 1: Update System

The first step is to update your system packages by running the following command:

sudo xbps-install -Syu

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, we need to install some required packages for running Hospital Run. Use the following command to install them:

sudo xbps-install -y nodejs npm mysql mysql-client

Step 3: Create a Database

We need to create a new database for Hospital Run. Run the following command to log in to MYSQL:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL password and press Enter. Then, create a new database by running:

CREATE DATABASE hospital;

Step 4: Install Hospital Run

Now, we are ready to install Hospital Run. Follow the below instructions to install it:

  1. Download the Hospital Run source code by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/HospitalRun/hospitalrun-frontend.git
    
  2. Navigate to the hospitalrun-frontend directory:

    cd hospitalrun-frontend
    
  3. Install the dependencies:

    npm install
    
  4. Configure the hosputalrun-frontend/src/app/config.json file with your MySQL database details.

  5. Build the project by running the following command:

    npm run build
    
  6. Start the server:

    npm start
    
  7. Open your web browser and browse to http://localhost:3000, and you should see the Hospital Run login page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Hospital Run on Void Linux. Hospital Run provides an easy-to-use, open-source solution for managing hospital operations and electronic medical records.

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