Information Systems:UWDOSS - Open Source Development Server

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Overview

uwdoss.unipharm.local is a production server VM that hosts the extension of company intranet site (InfoNext) as well as the integrations database. The software components installed on this machine constitute the majority of the modernization stack uniPHARM is using for new development, with the other component being Iptor Integrator, integration middleware that exists on xtgui.unipharm.local

The server runs Debian Linux.

History

Prior to this server, uniPHARM ran strictly Windows Server for all server applications and workloads. However, there began to be a need for open-source software. For example, Moodle and Mediawiki have been in production since 2015. These are currently being hosted on Windows, using a pre-packaged WAMP stack that arguably is better-suited for development environments. It was decided a Linux server would be useful to uniPHARM's growing need and usage of open-source software.

Installed Software

The major software components running on this server are:

  • PostgreSQL relational database (no longer used)
  • MariaDB (MySQL) relational database
  • Apache web server - Hosts the Django application through mod_wsgi, as well as the static files (HTML/CSS/Javascript) that
  • Redis DB - In-memory cache for loading frequently used datasets (e.g. customer name and number)
  • Python - To run Django, and other supporting scripts.
  • Django, Django REST Framework, which are Python packages
  • Other Python packages, such as venv and mysqlclient to help support the solution

Administration

This server does not have a GUI. Instead, command-line prompt through vSphere remote console or SSH can be used. Credentials for the user and admin user are as follows: 

Generic user
Username: unipharm
Password: visionit

Dev user
Username: uwddev
Password: CH3CH3O

Admin user
Root user: root
Password: visionit

Other Notes

  • This server is backed up using Veeam.
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