In readiness for our forthcoming trip to Laos and Cambodia, during which SEDRI-LIMS may go live at one or both sites, and given that both sites require a local installation (to a shared server in Bangkok), we have introduced a streamlined process for remotely deploying and subsequently upgrading such sites from our central office in the UK (or wherever we happen to be). This uses Microsoft Azure pipelining infrastructure. A PowerShell script is made available to run on the target server, which will install an Azure Pipeline Agent, allowing Arcta to then remotely install and configure all required artefacts, i.e. the application, Microsoft .Net 8 and Postgres. SQL scripts will also be executed to configure the database based on the needs of the specific deployment. The full process and associated pre-requisites are described in an installation guide, available on request.
Article first published: 15/10/23