InContext Server Installation

Checking InContext Server Installation

The typical G11n system can be installed using either the Lingoport Stack Installer or a Docker-based method. Depending on the installation method used, the process to check if the InContext Server is installed will differ.

Checking Installation for Systems Installed with Lingoport Stack Installer

If your system was installed using the Lingoport Stack Installer, check the installation with:

$sudo systemctl status incontext-server

Output should indicate if the service is active. If the service is not found, it needs to be installed manually.

Checking Installation for Docker-based Systems

For systems intending to use the Docker-based installation, check if the Docker container for the InContext Server is running with:

$ sudo docker ps | grep incontext-server

If there's no output, the container is not running, indicating the InContext Server needs to be set up or there is an issue that needs to be addressed. Users in the 'docker' group may optionally omit use of sudo.

Docker-based Installation of InContext Server

For a new, simplified deployment process, the InContext Server can be installed using Docker. This section outlines the Docker-based installation process.

Please note this section is currently a WORK IN PROGRESS so it may not be fully accurate

Pre-Requisites

Create sudo user if needed on the VM

A user, such as centos or ec2-user, with sudo privileges is required as the user under which to install InContext Server

This is a Docker installation

This requires Linux and a Docker installation. The details on the installation of Docker itself on the Linux vm can be found here Most of the containers will be managed by Docker. However, volumes will be mounted on the Linux virtual machine and a database configuration file will reside on the VM

Installation Files

The installation files for InContext are located in the same place as the ones for Command Center. Clone the public repo in the home directory of your sudo user. The public repo can be found at the [Repo]

Once cloned create a new directory in the home directory called IncontextInstall (It can be named anything you wish)

Copy the contents from CommandCenterConfig/Incontext/ to the new directory

Go into the directory (cd) and make all of the shell scripts executable

  cd ~/IncontextInstall
  chmod +x ./*.sh

Open the install.conf with your editor as there are a couple of items in the file that will need to be modified

Set the home_directory to the home directory of the current user

Set the incontext_image_version to the current version of InContext-Server. If unsure what the version is, it can be found Here

Optionally change the serverPort if desired or leave it at the default

Set the database_root_password to a password that you want to use for the root user on the database. Note this should be a good password so something from a random generator is a good idea of significant length.

The other items in the file should not be required to be modified.

Installation Process

Modify the `install.conf` file with your specific configurations, including Docker Hub credentials (account with read access to the InContext Image will be shared by Lingoport), MySQL root password (to be created with an associated MySQL 8 container), and desired server port.

Execute the `InstallIncontext.sh` script with sudo privileges.

$ sudo ./InstallIncontext.sh

This script will:

• Create necessary Docker network and volumes
• Pull the Lingoport InContext Server image from Docker Hub
• Start the InContext Server and MySQL containers with appropriate configurations

You may be prompted if there is missing info in the install.conf. Ensure you follow any prompts provided by the script for a successful installation.

The script will download all the Docker images that are required and perform the docker based installation.

Once installed it will also start the InContext Server

To confirm that Incontext is running use the below Docker command

    sudo docker container ls
    CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                             COMMAND                  CREATED         STATUS         PORTS                                       NAMES
    d29515f5f979   lingoport/incontext_pro:1.5.0_2   "catalina.sh run"        2 minutes ago   Up 2 minutes   0.0.0.0:8085->8080/tcp, :::8085->8080/tcp   angry_tu
    4d323af14731   mysql:8.0                         "docker-entrypoint.s…"   2 minutes ago   Up 2 minutes   3306/tcp, 33060/tcp                         incontextDatabase

The output will show both the running Incontext server as well as the MySQL db that is used by Incontext

At this point, the base system should be up and running.

Verify the installation by checking the Docker container status and accessing the InContext Server through the web browser.

Go to User Guide to log in for the first time and perform the base configuration.

Manual Installation

For systems not utilizing Docker or needing a specific setup, manual installation is also available.

InContext Server Installation Requirements

• Java 11
• MySQL 8
• Tomcat 9.0.x

Installation Steps - Docker

1. Download and unzip the `IncontextServer-<version>.zip` file. 2. Modify `install.conf` with necessary details. 3. Execute `./install.sh` with sudo privileges.

Installation Steps - Non-Docker

1. Download and unzip the IncontextServer-<version>.zip file from our SFTP site.

2. Change directory: cd incontext-server

3. Modify install.conf to set the values required by the install. Any information left blank will be prompted by the install script.

• MYSQL_ROOT_PASS - this is the password that was used or created by the Stack Installer or Stack Updater.
• INCONTEXT_MYSQL_USER / INCONTEXT_MYSQL_PASS - this is a new MySQL username and password.
• INSTALL_TOMCAT_HERE='/usr/local/tomcat' - Unless there is reason to change the location, leave it at the default.

4. Run the install script (note you must have sudo privileges): ./install.sh. If it is successful, one should see:

Incontext Server successfully installed.

InContext Server Files

There are three files that comprise the InContext Server. The Lingoport InContext Server automated installation process will put these files in the appropriate location.

• incontext-server.war
• incontext-server.sh
• IncontextServerConfig.groovy

Installation Steps - Non-Docker

− The incontext-server.war is the server itself and must be placed under the tomcat/webapps directory.

− The incontext-server.sh file is a script for starting/stopping the InContext Server and must be configured and placed in the tomcat directory.

− The IncontextServerConfig.groovy file is the configuration file for the InContext Server and must be configured and placed in the tomcat directory.

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Running the InContext Server - Non-Docker

To start the InContext Server:

$sudo systemctl start incontext-server

Then browse to: http://yourserverurl:8081/incontext-server

To stop the InContext Server:

$sudo systemctl stop incontext-server

To check the status of the InContext Server:

$sudo systemctl status incontext-server

Next Steps

Whether installed via Docker or manually, the next steps involve configuring and using the InContext Server for your localization needs. For more details on post-installation setup and usage, refer to the InContext Server Users Guide.

InContext Capture Installation provides additional resources for setting up InContext for Translation.

For information on how to proceed after installation, please see the: InContext Server Users Guide