Data management and advertising for life sciences

Install


  Installing the server 

  1. Download the compressed archive (from download page)
  2. Place it in a folder with write permission
  3. Extract the content
    • Unix use: tar xvfz unix_egenvar.tar.gz
    • On Windows use mouse to right click on windows_egenvar.zip and select extract all
  4. Make sure the system has Java Runtime environment 1.7 or higher
    • More information follow the link LINK
  5. Install using the following command
    • On Unix : sh ./start.sh
    • On Windows : start.bat
    • Advanced options and installation trouble shooting found here LINK
  6. Provide the gmail username and password when asked
    • Advanced mail configuration LINK
Download administrators manual in PDF

  Installing the clients

Clients are unique to each server instance. Some of them are generated during server installation. So the location to download the clients is the server you want to connect. Some example clients are available from the download page)

  1. Web interface
    • There are no specific installation required and any modern web browser would work (we recommend Firefox). The URL to connect should be obtained from the administrator.
  2. The egenv client
    • Download the compressed archive file and place it in a folder with write permission
    • Extract content
    • On UNIX make the file egenv.sh executable
    • Use egenv.sh -authenticate (UNIX) or egenv.bat -authenticate (Windows) to initiate program and follow instructions.
  3. Clients using the API
    • The ready-made clients comes in the form of libraries or functions that can be used from your own programs. Please refer the requirements for your programming language of choice explained in the API page.