Standalone OpenMRS

Step One - Download the Standalone Edition

    

From this page, download the most recent OpenMRS Standalone Edition zip file.

Step Two - Unzip

This part is pretty straight forward... unzip the folder that you just downloaded

Step Three - Navigate to the OpenMRS folder

• Go to the unzipped OpenMRS folder.

• Upon inspecting the items in this folder, I saw the file "README.txt".

• README files tend to be a good file to read first, as they usually explain what the contents of that folder include.

• One of the first lines in the README file says that the most up-to-date versions of the install guide is located at http://go.openmrs.org/standalone-readme

Step Four - Read the Install Guide

The online install guide has two easy to follow steps.

• "Download and unzip the standalone file"
• "Execute the jar file in that folder"

Step Five - Run the Jar File

Following the installation guide, I executed the jar file in the folder. Nicely enough, the online installation guide has even provided the command that executes said jar file.

"java -jar openmrs-standalone.jar"

Step Six - GUI Setup

Running the jar file will eventually cause a nice little window to pop up. Two options are presented; one for an actual setup, and one for a development setup. I selected the development setup, as it fills the database with made up data.

Step Seven - Login

Login to the system with username "admin" and password "Admin123". This gives you access to the entire OpenMRS Standalone system.

Step Eight - Explore

Right now, my next step is to explore the system. I will try to find a problem to work on, try to replicate it, and hopefully fix it!