# Development

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## [Tomcat 9 cannot load project in Eclipse – "Tomcat version 9.0 only supports J2EE 1.2–1.4 and Java EE 5–8 Web modules" error #2377](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/tomcat-9-cannot-load-project-in-eclipse-tomcat-version-9-0-only-supports-j2ee-1-2-1-4-and-java-ee-5-8-web-modules-error-2377/1729)

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**Author:** [@sagar.khandagre998](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/sagar.khandagre998)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/tomcat-9-cannot-load-project-in-eclipse-tomcat-version-9-0-only-supports-j2ee-1-2-1-4-and-java-ee-5-8-web-modules-error-2377/1729 "2025-12-05T10:05:06Z")

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When setting up the OpenELIS Global 2 backend project in Eclipse IDE, Tomcat 9 cannot recognize the web module and shows the following error when adding the project to the server: Tomcat version 9.0 only supports J2EE…

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## [OpenElis Future with Junit 4](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/openelis-future-with-junit-4/1689)

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**Author:** [@Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Agaba_Derrick_Junior)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/openelis-future-with-junit-4/1689 "2025-11-10T19:17:55Z")

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JUnit 4 has reached the end of active development and is only receiving minimal maintenance updates. Since OpenELIS now uses Java 21 and Jakarta EE (jakarta.\*), staying on JUnit 4 could limit compatibility with newer tes…

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## [Make FHIR server optional in OpenELIS 2 deployments](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/make-fhir-server-optional-in-openelis-2-deployments/1649)

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**Author:** [@Anish\_yadav](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Anish_yadav)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/make-fhir-server-optional-in-openelis-2-deployments/1649 "2025-10-01T08:19:47Z")

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Right now, the FHIR server runs by default in OpenELIS 2 and is mandatory for all deployments. For some use cases (stand-alone labs, demo setups, restricted environments), FHIR is not required.This would give implementer…

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## [Progress on Integration Test Coverage](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/progress-on-integration-test-coverage/1616)

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**Author:** [@Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Agaba_Derrick_Junior)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/progress-on-integration-test-coverage/1616 "2025-08-16T19:59:04Z")

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Hey Community, As part of our ongoing integration test effort, here’s the latest JaCoCo breakdown by component layer services, controllers, DAOs, and utilities. This will help us target the right gaps next. This is th…

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## [County Table missing in the Database](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/county-table-missing-in-the-database/1585)

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**Author:** [@Ariho-Seth](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Ariho-Seth)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/county-table-missing-in-the-database/1585 "2025-07-17T06:42:49Z")

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Hello @Moses\_Mutesasira , @mherman22 , @Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior I’ve recently been looking into the issue: Add CountyService Integration Test, though the COUNTY table does not exist in the database, because its SQL command…

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## [Call for Implementation of an OpenELIS style Guide](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/call-for-implementation-of-an-openelis-style-guide/1512)

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**Author:** [@Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Agaba_Derrick_Junior)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/call-for-implementation-of-an-openelis-style-guide/1512 "2025-05-29T15:51:49Z")

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I would like to propose the creation of a comprehensive style guide and contribution reference for OpenELIS Global — one that spans the entire tech stack: backend, frontend, integration, and E2E tests, dataset convention…

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## [Upgrading Agaba Derrick Junior , Isabirye Ellijah ,segujja joseph , Vishal Sharma ,Bahati Brian ,peach ,Lemeri , Huthaifa Omar , Atul Yadav to dev/2/ stage](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/upgrading-agaba-derrick-junior-isabirye-ellijah-segujja-joseph-vishal-sharma-bahati-brian-peach-lemeri-huthaifa-omar-atul-yadav-to-dev-2-stage/1548)

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**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/upgrading-agaba-derrick-junior-isabirye-ellijah-segujja-joseph-vishal-sharma-bahati-brian-peach-lemeri-huthaifa-omar-atul-yadav-to-dev-2-stage/1548 "2025-05-14T13:46:14Z")

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Hello Community , I would like to upgrade the following community devs to dev/2/ status for there great contribution to the OpenELIS community. @Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior Agaba Derrick Junior. :sparkles: @segujja\_joseph …

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## [Frontend Development Issue( React hot reloaded UI is'nt working)](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/frontend-development-issue-react-hot-reloaded-ui-isnt-working/1530)

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**Author:** [@MD\_Saqlain\_Ahmed](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/MD_Saqlain_Ahmed)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/frontend-development-issue-react-hot-reloaded-ui-isnt-working/1530 "2025-05-08T15:05:28Z")

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Hl everyone, I’m working on OpenELIS frontend UI contributions. But whenever I make a change in UI, I need to run docker command to see the reflected changes. It does works and shows reflected changes in UI, But it make…

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## [Mvn clean install dataexport](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/mvn-clean-install-dataexport/1404)

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**Author:** [@OsmanR](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/OsmanR)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 7:25am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/mvn-clean-install-dataexport/1404 "2025-05-06T07:25:55Z")

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Hey community, i’ve been trying to set up OpenElis from source code. When attempting to run mvn clean install -DskipTests on the dataexport module I get this: \[INFO\] Scanning for projects... \[INFO\] -------------------…

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## [Issues faced with system\_role table in the database](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/issues-faced-with-system-role-table-in-the-database/1510)

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**Author:** [@segujja\_joseph](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/segujja_joseph)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/issues-faced-with-system-role-table-in-the-database/1510 "2025-04-20T09:58:32Z")

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Hello Folks i have encounter unusual behaviors while testing the role package in the database and these are as follows; Padded Values in Database for system\_role When inserting strings like clinlims.system\_role.name,…

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## [Run frontend react in the subpath /openelis](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/run-frontend-react-in-the-subpath-openelis/1494)

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**Author:** [@Kriti\_Mandal](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Kriti_Mandal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/run-frontend-react-in-the-subpath-openelis/1494 "2025-04-09T11:18:40Z")

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I was trying to run frontend from the /openelis path but it didn’t work.

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## [Error while running the container after including new package to /frontend/package.json](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/error-while-running-the-container-after-including-new-package-to-frontend-package-json/1447)

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**Author:** [@Govind](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Govind)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/error-while-running-the-container-after-including-new-package-to-frontend-package-json/1447 "2025-04-04T14:31:44Z")

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After installing the package through npm install @transifex/react and other packages in frontend folder,then re-running the docker containers…container logs are showing error (module not found). Kindly help me to fix…

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## [Unable to Login with given credentials](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/unable-to-login-with-given-credentials/1144)

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**Author:** [@Bhanu\_Prakash](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Bhanu_Prakash)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 6:18am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/unable-to-login-with-given-credentials/1144 "2025-04-04T06:18:20Z")

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Hello everyone, I recently set up OpenELIS Global 2 on my local machine, but I’m unable to log in using the default credentials (admin:adminADMIN!). I checked the logs in the Docker web app container and found the messag…

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## [Unable to Upload Report Header Images](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/unable-to-upload-report-header-images/1439)

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**Author:** [@Kriti\_Mandal](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Kriti_Mandal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/unable-to-upload-report-header-images/1439 "2025-04-02T08:06:36Z")

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I am using openelis-global 3.2.0. I have been unable to upload any images in admin Report Section. It recieve 500 error. The logs shows a Multipart error.

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## [Issue after running the formatter](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/issue-after-running-the-formatter/1438)

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**Author:** [@Govind](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Govind)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 8:53am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/issue-after-running-the-formatter/1438 "2025-04-01T08:53:35Z")

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After making changes to frontend and running cmd npm run format .The command creates some layout changes to other files also , so my issue is Do i need to push that changes also because when i pushed the changes which i …

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## [Request to assign issue](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/request-to-assign-issue/1377)

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**Author:** [@devnihal](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/devnihal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/request-to-assign-issue/1377 "2025-03-20T16:40:51Z")

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I would love to work on this. I request to please assign me this issue.

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## [Guidelines for Issue and pullrequest](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/guidelines-for-issue-and-pullrequest/1158)

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**Author:** [@segujja\_joseph](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/segujja_joseph)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/guidelines-for-issue-and-pullrequest/1158 "2025-03-20T14:40:36Z")

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as i look through the issues on github i have come to realise there is some form of disorder in how we are handling issues and i also following the discussion on yesterday’s call, contributors may continue clushing; S…

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## [Running OpenELIS Global2 using docker compose With locally compiled/built Artifacts](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/running-openelis-global2-using-docker-compose-with-locally-compiled-built-artifacts/1267)

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**Author:** [@Kriti\_Mandal](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Kriti_Mandal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/running-openelis-global2-using-docker-compose-with-locally-compiled-built-artifacts/1267 "2025-03-06T12:32:17Z")

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I made some changes in the backend code and followed the following process. cd OpenELIS-Global-2 git submodule update --init --recursive cd dataexport mvn clean install -DskipTests I get the error here Compiling 12 so…

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## [Important Breaking Upgrades](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/important-breaking-upgrades/1176)

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**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/important-breaking-upgrades/1176 "2025-02-27T08:38:17Z")

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Hello Community , Following the Release of 3.1.0.4 , We are soon going to do an Upgrade (3.2.0.0) that will be breaking your existing PRs and Local changes. The Upgrade involves upgrading to Java 21 ,Tomcat 10 , Spri…

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## [OpenELIS-Global2 3.1.0.5 Release](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/openelis-global2-3-1-0-5-release/1193)

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**Author:** [@tasksolver](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/tasksolver)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/openelis-global2-3-1-0-5-release/1193 "2025-02-24T20:31:04Z")

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:rocket: Big News, Team! :tada: Hey @all, Brace yourselves for another milestone! We are beyond excited to announce the release of OpenELIS-Global2 v3.1.0.5! :bullseye: A massive round of applause to everyone who contr…

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## [Upgrading Muhereza Herman and Aditya to /dev/3 Stage](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/upgrading-muhereza-herman-and-aditya-to-dev-3-stage/1119)

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**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/upgrading-muhereza-herman-and-aditya-to-dev-3-stage/1119 "2025-02-17T07:17:22Z")

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Hello Community , I would like to upgrade @mherman22 and @aditya to /dev/3 status. They have been very active in the community for more than a year , helped others , reviewd pull requests and significantly contributed t…

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## [Discussion: Improving Our E2E Test Coverage – Cypress vs. Playwright Migration](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/discussion-improving-our-e2e-test-coverage-cypress-vs-playwright-migration/1098)

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**Author:** [@Vishal\_Sharma](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Vishal_Sharma)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/discussion-improving-our-e2e-test-coverage-cypress-vs-playwright-migration/1098 "2025-02-06T18:37:49Z")

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Hello everyone, I’d like to open a discussion on migrating our E2E test cases from Cypress to Playwright. While Playwright provides benefits such as better cross-browser support and enhanced debugging, transitioning to …

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## [Our Artifactory instance (https://packages.uwdigi.org) is down](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/our-artifactory-instance-https-packages-uwdigi-org-is-down/1117)

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**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/our-artifactory-instance-https-packages-uwdigi-org-is-down/1117 "2025-02-04T18:40:33Z")

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Hello Community, Just to let you you know that for some technical reasons , our Artifactory instance https://packages.uwdigi.org/ will be temporarily down for some time. That means OpenELIS specific dependencies like…

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## [Selecting OpenELIS Community Volunteer of the Month for January ,2025](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/selecting-openelis-community-volunteer-of-the-month-for-january-2025/1120)

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**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/selecting-openelis-community-volunteer-of-the-month-for-january-2025/1120 "2025-02-04T17:46:34Z")

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The OpenELIS community would like to recognize the best Volunteer of Month, who has had the most amazing contributions and has helped others members for the month of January 2025. Please Fell free to use this Form to re…

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## [Issue with Setting Up OpenELIS in Eclipse](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/issue-with-setting-up-openelis-in-eclipse/1103)

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**Author:** [@Huthaifa\_Omar](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Huthaifa_Omar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/issue-with-setting-up-openelis-in-eclipse/1103 "2025-01-31T14:34:27Z")

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Hello, everyone! I am new to the OpenELIS organization and looking to contribute as part of my preparation for GSoC 2025. I’ve been following the Dev Environment Setup Instructions, and everything was going smoothly unt…

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## [Dev environment setup issue (Frontend : not authenticated even though backend api is running)](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/dev-environment-setup-issue-frontend-not-authenticated-even-though-backend-api-is-running/1044)

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**Author:** [@Abhishek\_panda](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Abhishek_panda)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/dev-environment-setup-issue-frontend-not-authenticated-even-though-backend-api-is-running/1044 "2025-01-22T18:40:56Z")

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Not able to run the frontend as it says not authenticated , could use some guidance. Any help would be appreciated .

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## [Selecting OpenELIS Community Volunteer of the Month for October ,2024](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/selecting-openelis-community-volunteer-of-the-month-for-october-2024/936)

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**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/selecting-openelis-community-volunteer-of-the-month-for-october-2024/936 "2025-01-17T06:15:47Z")

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The OpenELIS community would like to recognize the best Volunteer of Month, who has had the most amazing contributions and has helped others members for the month of October 2024. Please Fell free to use this Form to …

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## [Failed to sigin into Jira issues](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/failed-to-sigin-into-jira-issues/1050)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 2:34am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/failed-to-sigin-into-jira-issues/1050 "2025-01-17T02:34:10Z")

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Hello Community have tried to sigin or sigup for jira issues but failed with this error am using this Log in with Atlassian account cc @caseyi @Moses\_Mutesasira

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## [React start scripts issue in Windows](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/react-start-scripts-issue-in-windows/1015)

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**Author:** [@adityaa](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/adityaa)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/react-start-scripts-issue-in-windows/1015 "2025-01-08T06:46:32Z")

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Hey guys, so currently the package.json file in frontend directory contains "start": "GENERATE\_SOURCEMAP=false HTTPS=true react-scripts start", as start script for react. This works well for Linux, Mac but Windows does…

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## [Introducing Aditya Deshlahre as OpenELIS Community Volunteer of the Month for October 2024](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/introducing-aditya-deshlahre-as-openelis-community-volunteer-of-the-month-for-october-2024/957)

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**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/introducing-aditya-deshlahre-as-openelis-community-volunteer-of-the-month-for-october-2024/957 "2024-12-12T17:43:56Z")

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Hello community , I would like to introduce Aditya Deshlahre@aditya as October’s volunteer of the month. Following the call for selecting October Volunteer of the month , he has been nominated as the best volunteer…

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