Built Java web application

The FMR built Java application is supplied as a WAR file (web application archive) ready for deployment to a Java web application server. Apache Tomcat, Oracle Web Logic and RedHat JBoss are supported.

Docker

An FMR Docker image is also available as an alternative to downloading and installing the Java web application. Docker provides a fully working FMR installation in less than 10 minutes suitable for testing, personal use and light production workloads.

The rest of this article refers to the installing the FMR Java web application directly onto a machine.

Changelog

FMR changelog: https://fmrwiki.sdmxcloud.org/Change_Log

System requirements

• Windows, Linux or Apple Mac
• Minimum 4GB memory - additional memory could be required if processing large datasets or storing large volumes of metadata
• Minimum 2 core CPU
• Optionally a Microsoft Active Directory or LDAP service for user authentication

Installation instructions

https://fmrwiki.sdmxcloud.org/Quick_start_guide_-_Windows,_Linux_or_Mac

Prerequisites

FMR is a Java web application which requires the following:

• Java runtime environment. Oracle Java or Amazon Corretto are good options.
• Java web application server. Apache Tomcat 9.0 is recommended. Other options include JBoss and Oracle WebLogic.
• SQL database. MySQL 8, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle are supported.

MySQL installation notes

From release 11.4.0, the MySQL database connector (otherwise known as the JDBC driver) is no longer bundled with the FMR distribution and must be installed separately. The following article explains how to obtain and install the connector https://fmrwiki.sdmxcloud.org/Install_MySQL#Obtaining_and_Specifying_the_MySQL_JDBC_Driver

Source code

Contact us at contact.sdmx.io@bis.org for access to the source code