How to Install OpenEMR on Debian 12
Introduction
OpenEMR is a free and open-source electronic health records and medical practice management software. This guide will walk you through the process of installing OpenEMR manually and using Ansible on Debian 12.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have:
- A Debian 12 server or desktop system
- Root or sudo privileges
Manual Installation
Step 1: Install Dependencies
Update the package index and install required dependencies:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y apache2 mariadb-server php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-json php-zip php-bcmath php-curl unzip
Step 2: Download OpenEMR
Download the latest OpenEMR release from the official website or GitHub repository.
Step 3: Extract OpenEMR
Extract the downloaded OpenEMR archive:
unzip openemr-X.Y.Z.zip
Replace X.Y.Z with the version number.
Step 4: Configure Apache
Copy the extracted OpenEMR files to the Apache document root:
sudo cp -r openemr-X.Y.Z /var/www/html/openemr
Change the ownership of the OpenEMR directory:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/openemr
Step 5: Configure MySQL
Create a MySQL database and user for OpenEMR:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE openemr;
CREATE USER 'openemruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openemr.* TO 'openemruser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Step 6: Complete Installation
Access OpenEMR in your web browser and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Ansible Installation
Step 1: Install Ansible
Install Ansible on your local machine:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y ansible
Step 2: Create Ansible Playbook
Create a playbook to install OpenEMR:
nano install_openemr.yml
Add the following content to the playbook:
---
- hosts: all
become: true
tasks:
- name: Install dependencies
apt:
name: "{{ item }}"
state: present
with_items:
- apache2
- mariadb-server
- php
- php-mysql
- libapache2-mod-php
- php-gd
- php-xml
- php-mbstring
- php-json
- php-zip
- php-bcmath
- php-curl
- unzip
- name: Download OpenEMR
get_url:
url: "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/releases/download/vX.Y.Z/openemr-X.Y.Z.zip"
dest: "/tmp/openemr-X.Y.Z.zip"
- name: Extract OpenEMR
unarchive:
src: "/tmp/openemr-X.Y.Z.zip"
dest: "/var/www/html/openemr"
remote_src: yes
creates: "/var/www/html/openemr"
- name: Change ownership of OpenEMR directory
file:
path: "/var/www/html/openemr"
owner: www-data
group: www-data
recurse: yes
state: directory
Replace X.Y.Z with the desired OpenEMR version.
Step 3: Run Ansible Playbook
Run the Ansible playbook to install OpenEMR:
ansible-playbook install_openemr.yml -i localhost,
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenEMR on Debian 12 manually and using Ansible. You can now use OpenEMR for electronic health records and medical practice management.
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