Distributing OpenEMR

inkybod wrote on Thursday, December 18, 2014:

Hello, I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I’m wondering if anyone would be willing/able to discuss distributing OpenEMR to places that don’t have internet capability. I’m volunteering for widernet.org, which distributes its egranary to low-income areas that aren’t on the web. The goal would be to distribute it on a SD card. Would this be as simple as downloading the file to an SD card, which would make it possible for a local laptop to act as its server?

Thanks – any help or direction would be much appreciated!

Michael

cmswest wrote on Thursday, December 18, 2014:

Please check the windows prerequisites here

and the linux prerequisites there

or if you have a debian install with access to the full package repository try this

don’t forget the patches too

fsgl wrote on Thursday, December 18, 2014:

In terms of cost & hardware requirements, a flash drive will have the advantage. Netbooks may not have SD card readers while all computers have at least one USB port.

A micro SD card is ultra light when considering shipping charges, but it does not work if the adapter is lost.

OpenEMR will run on media, but at a slower speed. Users do better to install from the flash drive. Additionally there are also the problems of losing the medium & running out of space.

Would suggest using the Windows Package. I vaguely remember down- loading dependencies for the Ubuntu-Debian package, therefore it may be less suitable.

fsgl wrote on Thursday, December 18, 2014:

A thumbnail sketch of Widernet.org’s eGranary.

tmccormi wrote on Monday, January 05, 2015:

Openemr should run fine on a bootable usb or flash. I’m building a
raspberry pi version for fun now.

Tony McCormick


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pimail wrote on Tuesday, April 21, 2015:

I also succeded in running OpenEMR on a Raspberry Pi 2, but i use µSD-card only 4 booting process. I have added a USB.HDD (500GB; 2TB 4,6 cm HDD are also available). In a quick and dirty experiment it works like a charme. Note: the 4 quad processor in raspi 2 doubles speed. http://pimail.blogspot.de/2015/04/openemr-on-raspberry-pi-2-model-b-in.html

fsgl wrote on Tuesday, April 21, 2015:

Very impressive!

Raspberry Pi model B runs $19 (used) to about $42 for 1GB RAM on Amazon. That warms our frugal heart.

Solar powered battery for local WiFi would be greatly appreciated by our colleagues in developing countries.

Terry Hill has developed a module for hospital billing, which has yet to be implemented. When that happens, our foreign colleagues will have everything they need to run a hospital.

I’ll send a message to the OP regarding this new development. They should be thrilled.

fsgl wrote on Tuesday, April 21, 2015:

Would it not be easier to install the Debian Package?

Simple installation with the LAMP stack & super simple upgrades.

pimail wrote on Tuesday, April 21, 2015:

you might do this. I do it the other way :slight_smile:

fsgl wrote on Tuesday, April 21, 2015:

This Eben Upton interview answers the question of using Ubuntu & the origin of the mini-computer’s name.

For non-geeks abroad, it would be great to use Linux Mint & Debian Package.

Not possible to use Linux Mint, however, as explained here.

Too bad, because the download size of Debian Wheezy & LM is approximately the same & LM is very user-friendly.

Snappy Ubuntu Core is available, but it sounds complex to use.