Executing reports

[Eyesmagicx]

Hi. I was planning to use Jasper Reports server to execute reports designed by JasperSoft Studio. But I was shocked with the hardware requirements needed to install it.

I am using a compute instance(Virtual Machine) on Oracle OCI always free tier.. I only have one OCPU(1 Core) and 1GB of RAM where Jasper Reports server needs 4GB of RAM at minimum and 2 core processor plus 10GB Disk Space. As you can tell, I am far a way from the needed requirements. 

What could be the solution for that? Are there older versions that can be installed using my resources?

Can I only use the Jasper Reports Library(The reports engine)?

I only need to run some reports as PDF and send others directly to the printer. 

I always heard that Jasper Reports Server is a web application. Now, I know that it's installed locally and run on a web browser, but it's not a web application that I can access without installation, right?

P.S.

1- I am seeking free solutions.

2- I am using Oracle database XE. Oracle Database provides support for developing, storing, and deploying Java applications.

[Tom C]

"one OCPU and 1GB of RAM"?

 

I cannot imagine a machine with that configuration can do any meaningful data processing work in 2022. 

FYI, 

Windows 11 has the following minimum hardware requirements:

• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with two or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or system on a chip (SoC).
• RAM: 4 gigabytes (GB) or greater.

Refer to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-system-requirements-86c11283-ea52-4782-9efd-7674389a7ba3

 

And the recommended minimum system requirements for Ubuntu desktop edition is 

• 2 GHz dual core processor
• 4 GiB RAM (system memory)

Refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements

 

This is just to get the OS up and running and we are not talking about running a web application server (Apache-Tomcat) and database (PostgreSQL) on this machine to support JasperReports Server (JRS) web application.

 

People can spend $300 to buy a Lenovo laptop with 2 core CPU and 4G RAM from Costco and meet that requirement. 

 

https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ideapad-1-15.6%22-laptop---intel-pentium-silver-n6000---1080p---windows-11-s-mode---microsoft-365-personal-(1-year-subscription).product.100858024.html  

[Eyesmagicx]

It's free. That's my capabilities for now.

[Eyesmagicx]

Any help?