# \#dev\_setup

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## [Local docker development setu failure - openelisglobal-proxy | nginx: \[emerg\] host not found in upstream "frontend.openelis.org" in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:58](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/local-docker-development-setu-failure-openelisglobal-proxy-nginx-emerg-host-not-found-in-upstream-frontend-openelis-org-in-etc-nginx-nginx-conf-58/2417)

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**Author:** [@Ronald\_Munjoma](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Ronald_Munjoma)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/local-docker-development-setu-failure-openelisglobal-proxy-nginx-emerg-host-not-found-in-upstream-frontend-openelis-org-in-etc-nginx-nginx-conf-58/2417 "2026-09-09T14:09:34Z")

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Running the latest code from the develop branch using the Docker development method is filing with openelisglobal-proxy | nginx: \[emerg\] host not found in upstream “frontend.openelis.org” in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:58 err…

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## [New contributor - exploring OpenELIS for GSoC 2027](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-contributor-exploring-openelis-for-gsoc-2027/2407)

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**Author:** [@Rishikesh\_Jha](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Rishikesh_Jha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-contributor-exploring-openelis-for-gsoc-2027/2407 "2026-09-07T19:49:19Z")

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Hi everyone! I am Rishikesh, a CS student focused on Java and DSA. I have got OpenELIS-Global-2 set up locally with Docker, Java 21, and Maven, and I’m currently exploring the codebase to find a good first issue to work …

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## [Running OpenELIS Global2 using docker compose with docker images built directly from the source code fails](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/running-openelis-global2-using-docker-compose-with-docker-images-built-directly-from-the-source-code-fails/2359)

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**Author:** [@Ronald\_Munjoma](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Ronald_Munjoma)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/running-openelis-global2-using-docker-compose-with-docker-images-built-directly-from-the-source-code-fails/2359 "2026-06-17T16:58:08Z")

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Good day, I am building Openelis from code following the docker setup instructions in the README file and its failing with the below error. I am getting the error after runing docker compose -f build.docker-compose.yml…

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## [Found Node.js 20 deprecation issue causing CI failures on fork PRs — proposed fix](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/found-node-js-20-deprecation-issue-causing-ci-failures-on-fork-prs-proposed-fix/2261)

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**Author:** [@Rakesh](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Rakesh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/found-node-js-20-deprecation-issue-causing-ci-failures-on-fork-prs-proposed-fix/2261 "2026-04-11T08:10:05Z")

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Hi community! :waving\_hand: While working on my test coverage PRs, I noticed that several CI workflows are failing on fork PRs due to Node.js 20 deprecation. What I found The e2e-fork-pr.yml workflow uses actions tha…

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## [Debugging and Fixing Status Badge Inconsistency in Storage Dashboard](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/debugging-and-fixing-status-badge-inconsistency-in-storage-dashboard/2065)

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**Author:** [@priyanshu56](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/priyanshu56)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/debugging-and-fixing-status-badge-inconsistency-in-storage-dashboard/2065 "2026-03-06T15:01:13Z")

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While working on frontend improvements in OpenELIS Global, I investigated the issue where Sample Items filtered by “Disposed” still displayed an “Active” badge in the UI. Root Cause After tracing both the frontend and …

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## [FHIR connection with Postman and external systems](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/fhir-connection-with-postman-and-external-systems/1632)

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**Author:** [@Adrian](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Adrian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/fhir-connection-with-postman-and-external-systems/1632 "2026-03-04T13:17:20Z")

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Hello, I have questions and issues with connecting the FHIR API to external systems and Postman. I have been reading the documentation but have not been able to get it to work in Postman before getting it to work in the …

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## [Port changes for open-elis docker setup](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/port-changes-for-open-elis-docker-setup/1872)

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**Author:** [@pankaj](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/pankaj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/port-changes-for-open-elis-docker-setup/1872 "2026-01-23T11:56:38Z")

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Hello, I have been trying to deploy open-elis using the docker setup i want it to run on custom ports not the default ports is it something i can configure in openelis. i tried modifying the nginx.conf file and port ma…

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## [Cannot resolve data export dependency](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/cannot-resolve-data-export-dependency/1737)

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**Author:** [@Somil\_Jain](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Somil_Jain)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/cannot-resolve-data-export-dependency/1737 "2025-12-08T06:02:56Z")

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I was setting up OpenELIS on my IntelliJ, but it couldn’t resolve the data export dependency

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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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## [Installing OpenElis](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624)

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**Author:** [@Leone\_Chirodza](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Leone_Chirodza)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624 "2025-10-01T07:01:35Z")

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I am trying to install OpenElis, paying special attention to the documentation. I am currently on a Windows 11 machine, Should I use a virtual Machine to run Ubuntu or I should run Ubuntu directly from the machine. Which…

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## [External integration with OpenELIS Global using HL7 to create orders via API](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/external-integration-with-openelis-global-using-hl7-to-create-orders-via-api/1626)

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**Author:** [@Adrian](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Adrian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/external-integration-with-openelis-global-using-hl7-to-create-orders-via-api/1626 "2025-08-20T19:49:21Z")

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Hello everyone, I am working on an integration between an external system and OpenELIS Global. What I need is to be able to send lab orders from another system (such as an LIS or HIS) to OpenELIS using an external API. …

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## [No records found | websocket connection error](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/no-records-found-websocket-connection-error/1610)

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**Author:** [@debug14](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/debug14)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/no-records-found-websocket-connection-error/1610 "2025-08-03T08:09:38Z")

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Hi @Moses\_Mutesasira I have set up the project locally and went through the recent introductory issues listed. No records are found and I get these errors in console. Kindly guide me through this.

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## [504 Gateway Timeout](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/504-gateway-timeout/1605)

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**Author:** [@debug14](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/debug14)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/504-gateway-timeout/1605 "2025-08-01T20:27:49Z")

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## [No matching manifest for linux/arm64/v8 in the manifest list entries:](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/no-matching-manifest-for-linux-arm64-v8-in-the-manifest-list-entries/1563)

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**Author:** [@Ariho-Seth](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Ariho-Seth)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/no-matching-manifest-for-linux-arm64-v8-in-the-manifest-list-entries/1563 "2025-06-03T10:20:29Z")

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Hello @Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior, @tasksolver, @aditya @Moses\_Mutesasira I would like some help from you as am trying to run the docker-compose up -d and its logging the following error logs no matching manifest for linux/ar…

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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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## [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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## [Setting up the local development environment](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/setting-up-the-local-development-environment/498)

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**Author:** [@Sagar\_Kori](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Sagar_Kori)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/setting-up-the-local-development-environment/498 "2025-03-20T16:07:26Z")

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Has anyone completed the local development environment? Please help me doing it.

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## [\[HELP\] Maven Dependency Resolution Failure in OpenELIS-Global](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/help-maven-dependency-resolution-failure-in-openelis-global/1213)

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**Author:** [@divyanshu\_NYK](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/divyanshu_NYK)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/help-maven-dependency-resolution-failure-in-openelis-global/1213 "2025-03-05T21:52:45Z")

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Hey everyone, I’m facing an issue while building the OpenELIS-Global project using Maven on my macOS M1. The build is failing due to missing dependencies, and I’m not sure how to resolve it. My Environment Setup: OS: m…

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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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## [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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## [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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## [Unable to login](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/unable-to-login/958)

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**Author:** [@Dheeraj\_R\_Gowda](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Dheeraj_R_Gowda)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/unable-to-login/958 "2024-12-03T05:31:59Z")

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when I try to setup code locally I followed the instructions on the repo readme which runs successfully also get an UI but unable to login using user name and password mention in readme

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## [Installation related query](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installation-related-query/943)

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**Author:** [@Mihir\_181](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Mihir_181)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installation-related-query/943 "2024-11-20T09:48:28Z")

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heyy community !!! i was trying to setup code base on my machine and i was confused which steps are needed to setup the code base… Till now i have completed below steps which is working fine … from the doc ( Dev envir…

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## [Https://localhost error](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/https-localhost-error/906)

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**Author:** [@tasksolver](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/tasksolver)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/https-localhost-error/906 "2024-11-17T07:29:15Z")

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hello devs, I salute you all, currently having a challenge for like three days now. It is about the setting up my local environment (host), this ‘https://localhost’ is producing this output below; for firefox & chrome re…

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## [Intellij idea configurations](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/intellij-idea-configurations/838)

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**Author:** [@tasksolver](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/tasksolver)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/intellij-idea-configurations/838 "2024-08-24T18:38:25Z")

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Hello devs, anyone using intellij idea help me with configurations. I am trying to run some tests, but I think somehow somewhere my configurations are hindering me. any help is highly appreciated

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## [Changes made is not getting reflected in frontend](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/changes-made-is-not-getting-reflected-in-frontend/295)

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**Author:** [@kumaraadi](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/kumaraadi)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/changes-made-is-not-getting-reflected-in-frontend/295 "2024-06-13T15:14:59Z")

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Hey folks, i have setup OPENELIS global using docker . I was just playing with codes for contribution in the community ,But when i am making changes in the frontend its not getting reflected ? could any one help me with …

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## [Warning: apt-key is deprecated](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/warning-apt-key-is-deprecated/768)

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**Author:** [@tasksolver](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/tasksolver)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/warning-apt-key-is-deprecated/768 "2024-06-07T03:13:39Z")

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hello devs, i have some simple challenge here that i am getting while setting up docker .

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## [Invalid Login Credentials](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/invalid-login-credentials/345)

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**Author:** [@Prajjwal\_Kohli](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Prajjwal_Kohli)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/invalid-login-credentials/345 "2024-03-17T16:08:13Z")

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I’m hitting https://localhost:8443/OpenELIS-Global/LoginPage on my localhost. and trying to login with the credentials given on github (user:password = admin:adminADMIN!). I have rebuilt the war file, restarted the dev…

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## [Seeting OpenElis-core with TomCat](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/seeting-openelis-core-with-tomcat/556)

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**Author:** [@valens](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/valens)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/seeting-openelis-core-with-tomcat/556 "2024-03-15T20:05:11Z")

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Hello there, My name is Valens , student at Rwanda Coding Academy. I was trying to set up OpenElis-Global using tomcat but I’m getting this error: Could not find artifact org.itech:dataexport-api:pom:0.0.0.8 in jasperso…

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