Mifos Pentaho Plugin - Installation Instruction on Linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Docker Compose - MariaDB
Objective
Provide clear instructions for installing the Pentaho reporting plugin for the Mifos platform on a Docker Compose operating system. Ideally, these instructions should be executed by users with basic technical skills..
Target Audience
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General Public | User should have basic knowledge about Software Installation on Linux. |
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System requirements
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Deployment Architecture
This is a graphical representation of the components that will be installed, they are highlighted in yellow, and the others put in the graphic as a reference and they can be used for extending the functionality.
Instructions
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We start the docker compose service with the command:
docker compose pull && docker compose down && docker compose up -d && docker compose logs -f | |
Validate that Mifos X Release 24.04.30 is up and running entering the following url http://localhost in a Web Browser |
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Enter the docker-compose.yml file with the following command:
vi docker-compose.yml | |
We enter the variable:
FINERACT_PENTAHO_REPORTS_PATH=/app/pentahoReports | |
In the volumes section we add the values where the report plugins will be found:
-./reports/pentahoReports/:/app/pentahoReports/ -./reports/libs/:/app/plugins/
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We create a new folder where we copy files:
mkdir reports |
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When you enter the download link, the file will automatically start the downloading | |
We locate the downloaded zip file | |
We unzip the zip file | |
We locate the unzipped folder |
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Copy the files into the libraries of the Apache Fineract application which is located at cp -Rf /home/fintecheandomx/mifos/FineractPentahoPlugin-1.10.0/MariaDB/* . |
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We restart the Docker compose with the command:
docker compose pull && docker compose down && docker compose up -d && docker compose logs -f |
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Validate that Mifos X Release 24.04.30 is up and running entering the following url http://localhost in a Web Browser | |
Sign in with the default credentials:
User: mifos
Password: password | |
We enter the "All" reports section | |
We are looking for a report that can be used with Mifos Pentaho plugin.
For example:
Expected Payments By Date - Basic (Pentaho)
Fill out the required data and click on the "Run Report" button | |
The report will be generated and shown in the web application.
This is a basic setup to demonstrate the use of the Mifos Pentaho Plugin.
Please secure the application connections, the data, and change the default login credentials.
Enjoy and give us feedback.
If you require some help please contact us. These are the channels available to get in contact: https://mifos.org/resources/community/communications/ Please include screens, logs (use a paste tool like https://privatebin.net/ ), description of the issue with all the details that you can share. Please be careful and avoid to include sensitive data. Remember that these installation instructions are for a quick way to get the Mifos X Platform up and running very quickly. You have to protect the sensitive data in motion/rest, secrets, connections, credentials, etc. based on your local requirements. |