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This guide is for installing Backup My Org on local machines and web servers. If you already have Backup My Org installed, and need to update to the latest version, click HERE.

Note

WARNING: DO NOT UPDATE MONGO DB AFTER INSTALLING BACKUP MY ORG. DOING SO WILL REMOVE REFERENCES TO ALL BACKUPS IN BACKUP MY ORG. PLEASE REFER TO Restoring the MongoDB database for GEO Jobe's ABCs of GIS DOCUMENT IF YOU PLAN TO DO THIS.

Instructions

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System Requirements

  • Windows 64 bit machine

    • Windows Server 2016 or higher OR Windows 10 or higher personal computers

  • MongoDB Installation

  • .NET Framework 4.6 or higher

Machine Specifications and Storage Capacity (Recommended)

  • Less than 10,000 items in organization:

    • 1+ TB HD

    • 4-core processor

    • 16 GB RAM for optimal performance

  • Greater than 10,000 items in organization:

    • 2-4+ TB HD (depending on organization size)

    • 8-core processor

    • 16 GB RAM for optimal performance

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  1. Unzip the BackupMyOrg-x.x.zip archive into the desired directory. Be sure your windows file path is less than 256 characters when extracting our products otherwise there may be failures when unzipping the files.

  2. In the unzipped /installs folder, install MongoDB:

    • Be sure to keep the checkbox to allow MongoDB to be run as a service.

    • You can uncheck the install option for installing MongoDB Compass (if desired)

  3. Once MongoDB has been installed, you can go to the config/nodeconfig.json file to change any server settings before running. Here you can change settings for:

    • The port that will be used

    • Using HTTP or HTTPS

    • MongoDB Settings

    • Whether or not login credentials will be used

    • Default admin email

    • Level of server logs

    • Log size max

    • Whether resolution options will be allowed from the app

  4. Set When setting up BackupMyOrg as a service.

  5. Open a Command Console by going to the Windows Start menu ➡️ search “run” ➡️ and type “cmd”

  6. Navigate to the installs directory of BackupMyOrg by typing this into the command console:

    Code Block
    cd \D your_BMO_directory_location\installs

(Example: cd \D C:\BackupMyOrg\installs)
    7. Then type in: nssm install "BackupMyOrg Server"

    , you will need to start up the install_server.bat (located in the “installs” folder of your BackupMyOrg builds folder).

    1. After the nssm service installer has opened, click on the box next to Application Path and navigate to the BackupMyOrg base folder and click on Backupmyorg.exe

    2. If you are using IWA Authentication for an identity:

      1. Click on the Log On tab and select the This Account option.

      2. Use the account and password that will have administrator privileges to your organization.

    3. Once you are finished making changes, click the Install Service button.

      1. As a note, the service can later be removed by running : nssm remove "BackupMyOrg Server" remove_service.bat (located in the “installs” folder of your BackupMyOrg builds directory).

      2. To edit the service: nssm edit "BackupMyOrg Server", run edit_server.bat (located in the “installs” folder of your BackupMyOrg builds folder).

  7. To make BackupMyOrg available outside of this machine, you will need to open up TCP port 8500 in your router settings.

  8. Once the app is running in the background, open a web browser and type http://yourwebsitedomain:8500

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