OpenEMR Admin Meeting Notes - 2026-05-05

Release:

  • Would prefer to focus effort towards automation rather than getting the next version out, so that all future updates benefit
  • May need adjustments to demo farm
  • Only human-in-the-loop thing required today is some email relating to ONC updates

Docker packaging:

  • Need to use some older version of Alpine to support/test older PHP versions
  • Large array of images has us running up against size/space limits on the demo farm. Would like to streamline/simplify this as possible, especially as we aim to move more towards official deployment configs

Modules:

  • Goal remains to take the existing “core-packaged” modules and absorb the actual core pieces into real core (e.g. src) and the rest split off into an outside module. Many logistics concerns, naturally, but we may do a trial-run (not landed) to see what breaks to scope things out
  • Use FHIR as a rough guideline for what should be in core; vendor-specific integrations are definitely modules
  • Still aiming for module overhaul; work continues to be in service of it

Encryption:

  • Continuing to work on improved encapsulation. The separate couchdb encryption flag will be consolidated into the files one to avoid confusion.

Next week:

  • Dr. Danziger :crossed_fingers:
  • Worktrees (if time)
  • Reply with anything else!
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