[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Ubuntu server configuration for fresh install of 2.6.0

[Blake Carver]

I'll second what Francis said.

Go with Ubuntu 18, and it should run on any MySQL, though it's happiest with 5.latest. Get as much RAM and procs as you can, ArchivesSpace is happiest with at least 2gigs in general.  It does require Java 8 right now for 2.6, though that'll likely change.

You only need to go the Apache/nginx route if you want to drop the ports and run it on a real domain name and/or enable TLS. If you're running the public side and that's on a public network, you'll want to do that. I think many people just run it on localhost:8080 or some ip address :8080.
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From: archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org <archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org> on behalf of Francis Kayiwa <kayiwa at princeton.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 11:52 AM
To: archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org
Subject: Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Ubuntu server configuration for fresh install of 2.6.0

Heya,

My responses interleaved below

On 6/20/19 11:39 AM, Kara Hart wrote:
> Hi community,
> We are running ArchivesSpace 2.5.1 using MySQL 5.5.54 Apache 2.2.22
> OpenJDK java version 1.7.0_65 on a Ubuntu 12.04 server.  As Ubuntu 12.04
> is no longer supported, we are looking to upgrade the server as well as
> to version 2.6.0 of ArchivesSpace (also requires a java update
> apparently).   My IT Systems staff are asking what I need/want on the
> new server and I'm feeling a little unsure because of the vagueness of
> the Systems Requirements in the documentation.
>
> I was wondering if others would share their server setups for Ubuntu or
> what you would use if you were upgrading to a fresh server. Is anyone
> using Ubuntu 18.04?  or would 16.04 be more advisable?
> What version of Ubuntu, MySQL, Java? Apache? (see question below)
>

I'd skip to 18.04 if only because you'll lengthen the long term support
of the Ubuntu project.

We use mariadb 10.2 and moving this to percona (it is on an externally
hosted Cluster but can run locally)


> From chatter on another post it appears we would need OpenJDK 8 and not
> 9 to run AS 2.6.0.  Does that also exclude OpenJDK 10 and 11?

We are using OpenJDK8

>
> I also would like to clarify that AS doesn't need a web server?  I see
> no mention of Apache or the like on Application System Requirements, yet
> when I look at the pages to set up AS to over HTTPS it "assumes a server
> with Apache or Nginx" So is it using Apache on my current server or only
> if/when I implement HTTPS?

You will need a reverse proxy (both Nginx and Apache can do this)
because by default archivesspace will be broadcasting on port 8080/8081.

So traffic to your instance will do

patron <-> Apache/Nginx (443:80) <-> archivesspace (8080/8081)

This is gross over simplification because you could also put this as a
servlet on Apache Tomcat (I think)

Cheers,
./fxk



>
> Thanks for any thoughts and clarifications!


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