This section contains information on how to install and run Postgres & Mongo database on a Linux environment. Refer to the Infrastructure requirements of JIFFY.ai DB server for all software and hardware pre-requisites.

DB Server Installation Steps

Root Installer

Prerequisite

1. jiffy_database_installer.tar.gz must be available at /tmpjiffy.
2. jiffyapp-usr user must be created.
3. Mount point must be jiffydb.

Installation Steps

Run the following commands to trigger the jiffy db installation:

• cd /tmp
• tar -xf jiffy_database_installer.tar.gz
• chmod u+x database_root.sh
• ./database_root.sh

The value provided in brackets for each user input will be considered as the default on pressing Enter key.

1. Installation location: If you want to install in a different location please give appropriate input like /home, /jiffydb etc
2. Linux username for jiffy database (mongo) instance: If you want to create or use a different user, please input that username.
3. Linux group name: If you want to create and assign a different group, please input that group name.
4. Home directory for the user: If you want to assign a different home directory to the linux user created above, please provide that here as appropriate. Provide the SSL certificates and key file paths next: Restart postgres database now:
   

   • systemctl stop postgresql-9.6
   • systemctl start postgresql-9.6
   • chown jiffyapp-usr:jiffyapp-usr database_nonroot.sh

Non-Root Installer

Switch to the jiffyapp-usr user and run the following commands:

• cd /tmp
• chmod u+x database_nonroot.sh
• ./database_nonroot.sh

Create The MongoDB User

Run the following commands:

• mongo –ssl –sslCAFile /jiffydb/mongo/ssl/ca.pem –sslPEMKeyFile /jiffy
• db/mongo/ssl/mongocertkey.pem –sslAllowInvalidHostnames <
• /jiffydb/mongo/conf/mongo_initialize.js

How to start/restart PG and Mongo databases

Postgres database:

Run the following commands:

• systemctl stop postgresql-9.6
• systemctl start postgresql-9.6

Mongo database:

Run the following command:

mongod -f /jiffydb/mongo/conf/mongo.conf