Some question about OpenKM...

[marco]

Good morning....first of all sorry for my bad english.
I want to use OpenKM in the lab were i work. I have tried to install OpenKM on my notebook with Ubuntu and it work well without big problems...
My questions are:
1) which OS it's better? ubuntu? centos? (about 15-20 users)
2) about DB configuration...i have read something on wiki's but i don't understand how configure DB (MySql, Oracle....)
3) backup > i want to make backup of all document every night...can i set a crontab to do this? i want to backup all document on NAS or windows 2003 server...

Thanks
Marco

[jllort]

1- Consider using linux. Us developers use Ubuntu and is the most tested environment, I suggest it, but in our customers are Centos, Redhat (more dificult installing )
2- On wiki is well explained how installing Mysql, simply go step by step reproducing what's on wiki and you'll get it. I suggest mysql, it's more easy installation than oracle.
3- Yes can be done by crontab etc... but in the scenario I imagine I suggest you connect openkm by wedbav ( network mapping ) and use some sincronization ( only one direction ) software utility, in your scenario I think will be the most easies way for doing it ( or explain me better why do you want that mirror on NAS, the use etc... and I'll try helping more)

[marco]

2- On wiki is well explained how installing Mysql, simply go step by step reproducing what's on wiki and you'll get it. I suggest mysql, it's more easy installation than oracle.

OK..but when i unzip the the file and start run.bat...which DB use?

3- Yes can be done by crontab etc... but in the scenario I imagine I suggest you connect openkm by wedbav ( network mapping ) and use some sincronization ( only one direction ) software utility, in your scenario I think will be the most easies way for doing it ( or explain me better why do you want that mirror on NAS, the use etc... and I'll try helping more)

If i connect openkm by webdav i cannod modify the files...right?
I want to import all files on openkm repository...if i install OpenKM on a server and i connect it to a webdav folder on the lan i need to backup the openkm folder and the webdav folder...
if i have all (openkm+files) in one server i need to make only one backup
I'm newbie...tell me if I'm wrong

[jllort]

1- By default if you'er not doing any configuration changes, you're using embeded database called hypersonic.
2- To importing files use importing openkm tool available at administration take a look here http://wiki.openkm.com/index.php/Repository_import
3- About backup, althought files be exposed across webdav, if you backup openkm repository you're doing full backup of all contents, really webdav is only a way to accessing openkm across networking, anything else.

[JanB]

Hi Marco

I have used Ubuntu in the past but due some upgrades my computer was not acting the way i wanted (display problems etc)
I switched over to CentOS (which is a RedHat distribution without the RedHat logo) and OpenKM runs fluently
Yes, the distribution of CentOS smaller (less libraries) but imho it's more stable
In some cases you have to install more libraries , but you don't face any problems during an upgrade

It's up to you

[pavila]

Or try Debian, IMHO the more stable Linux distro for a server.