How to install Bold BI on an AWS Ubuntu EC2 instance

This section explains how to install the Bold BI application on an AWS Ubuntu EC2 instance.

1. The prerequisites for installing Bold BI on an Ubuntu Linux instance can be found at: https://help.boldbi.com/deploying-bold-bi/deploying-in-linux/prerequisites-linux/.

2. For instructions on creating and connecting AWS EC2 Linux Ubuntu instances, refer to: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EC2_GetStarted.html.

Bold BI Installation and Deployment

1. Access to a Linux server with a standard user account with sudo privileges.
2. Install Nginx.

   sudo apt-get update 
   sudo apt-get install nginx
   

3. Install zip.

   sudo apt-get install zip 
   

4. Install GDIPlus package using the following command.

   sudo apt-get install libgdiplus
   

5. Install pv tool by running below command.

   sudo apt-get install pv
   

6. Add an openssl conf path in the environment, if does not exist.

   export OPENSSL_CONF=/etc/ssl/
   

7. Register and Copy the Bold BI Linux package link from here.
8. Download the Bold BI Linux package by running the following command.

   sudo wget {Bold BI Linux package link}
   

9. Extract the zip file.

   sudo unzip {Bold BI Linux package zip file}
   

10. Change the directory to BoldBIEnterpriseEdition-Linux by running the following command.

    cd BoldBIEnterpriseEdition-Linux
    

11. Execute the following command to deploy Bold BI in your Linux machine.

    sudo bash install-boldbi.sh -i {new} -u {user} -h {host URL} -n {true or false} 
    

• i: Installation type: Specifies whether it is a new or upgrade installation.

• u: Specifies the user or group that manages the service. Please ensure that this user exists in your Linux server.

• h: Domain or IP address of the machine with HTTP protocol.

• n: Setting this to true will automatically configure the Bold BI with the Nginx front-end server.
  
  

  Example for new installation

  sudo bash install-boldbi.sh -i new -u www-data -h http://linux.example.com -n true
  

Additional Reference:

1. Install optional libraries
2. Application startup
3. How to Troubleshoot the Bold BI Application Deployment in Linux Environment