Install JasperReports Server to Ubuntu 12 and Tomcat (System Instance and Private Instance)

Apache Tomcat has the capability of running as a System Wide Instance or a Private Instance on an Ubuntu server. If you are setting up JasperReports Server to run under Tomcat on Ubuntu in one of these System or Private modes, then there are a few differences on how it might be setup.

Setup/Install JRS on System Instance of Tomcat:

1) sudo service tomcat7 stop

2) configure default_master.properties
   a) Add: CATALINA_HOME = /usr/share/tomcat7
   b) Add: CATALINA_BASE = /var/lib/tomcat7

3) Either create a postgresql user with access via psql or edit
   /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/pg_hba.conf
   a) Set "trust" for 127.0.0.1
4) Start PostgreSQL

   sudo service postgresql restart

5) Execute sudo ./js-install.sh  (or sudo ./js-install-ce.sh)
  a) make sure Tomcat is stopped

6) Create Tomcat setenv.sh in /usr/share/tomcat/bin directory
  a) Add JAVA_OPTS from Install Guide

7) Execute: chmod ugo+rx  (add read and execute rights to everyone)
   You can also chown it to root:root

8) Copy JS pro license to directory: /usr/share/tomcat7  (for Pro version only)

9) Start Tomcat7:

   sudo service tomcat7 start

NOTE: If you run into file permissions problems, stop Tomcat and do: sudo rm -rf /tmp/*

Setup/Install JRS on Private Instance of Tomcat:

1) Execute: sudo -u postgres psql

2) At PostgreSQL prompt execute: alter user postgres with password ‘postgres’;

3) Restart PostgreSQL service

4) Execute: sudo service postgresql restart

5) Test that you can log into PostgreSQL:

   sudo -U postgres -h localhost -W

6) If Tomcat is running, stop it
   a) Execute: sudo tomcat7-instance-create jspro56
   b) Execute: sudo /opt/jspro56/bin/startup.sh
   c) Execute: sudo /opt/jspro56/bin/shutdown.sh

7) Upload JS Pro

8) Switch to the directory where JS Pro will be installed, such as /opt and execute:

   sudo unzip ./jasperreports-server-trunk-bin.zip

9) Copy ../buildomatic/sample_conf/postgresql_master.properties
   ../buildomatic/default_master.properties

10) Edit default_master.properties file
   a) Set: appServerDir = /opt/jspro56
   b) Save changes

11) Execute:

   sudo   /opt/jasperreports-server-trunk-create-war-bin_794-bin/buildomatic/js-install.sh test

a) Verify that JS Pro configuration and properties file return Build Successful msg

12) Re-execute above cmd, but without the ‘test’ option

13) Copy the <js-install-dir>/jasperserver.license to the appropriate directory
      based on the Install Guide   (or Pro version only)

14) Copy file /opt/jspro56/bin/setenv.sh to /usr/share/tomcat7/bin/setenv.sh

15) Edit setenv.sh
  a) Add JAVA_OPTS lines listed in JS Pro Install Guide in section 6

16) Once build is completed restart Tomcat: sudo /opt/jspro56/bin/startup.sh