Message-ID: <382205767.54201.1563420393439.JavaMail.confluence@menji> Subject: Exported From Confluence MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_Part_54200_539233025.1563420393439" ------=_Part_54200_539233025.1563420393439 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: file:///C:/exported.html OpenMRS 2.x Standalone Installation instructions - For Dummies v= ersion

OpenMRS 2.x Standalone Installation instructions - For Dummies vers= ion

These instructions will help you install OpenMRS Reference Appli= cation 2.x.

Step-by-step Installation Guide


The OpenMRS Reference Application sta= ndalone requires your system to have a few basic things:

  1. A web browser. = ;Download and install Mozilla Firefox = ;or Google Chrome. OpenMRS = works fine on Safari, but we wouldn=E2=80=99t recommend that you use Intern= et Explorer.
  2. Java. You must have= Java Runtime Environment or Java Development Kit 1.8. If you don't have Ja= va 8 installed, follow these instructions for Oracle's Java (recommended).

Verify you have Java 1.8+ installed by opening a terminal and typi= ng the command:

java -v=

If you are using more than one version of Java on your machine, consider= using jenv, a handy utility for managing and easily switching between ja= va versions.

If you are a Windows user you can fol= low these instructions here to find out = which versions of Java are installed on your computer.

1. Downloa= d the OpenMRS Standalone

Go to and download the most recent version =E2=80=93 e.= g., =E2=80=9CReference Appli= cation 2.6.1 Standalone Edition=E2=80=9D.

2. Unzip the Folder

When you open the unzipped folder you= will see that everything is available and prepacked with a demo database o= f patients as well.

3. Run the Standalone

You should be able to start the OpenM= RS Standalone by double-clicking on the openmrs-standalone.jar file.

Alternatively, from the command line,= navigate to the folder containing the openmrs-standalone.jar file and you = can start OpenMRS with the command:

java -j=
ar openmrs-standalone.jar

See the OpenMRS Standalone page for more details on option= al command line parameters.