Operations

This section covers day-to-day operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting of PATH DRC EMR.

Overview

Operating PATH DRC EMR involves regular monitoring, backups, user management, and occasional updates. This guide is designed for system operators and administrators responsible for keeping the EMR running smoothly.

What’s in This Section

Backup & Restore

Configure automated backups, perform manual backups, restore from snapshots, manage backup retention.

Monitoring

Check system health, monitor logs, track disk space, identify performance issues.

Updates & Upgrades

Update to new versions, apply content package updates, perform database migrations.

User Management

Create user accounts, assign roles and privileges, manage provider accounts.

Troubleshooting

Solutions for service startup failures, database issues, frontend problems.

Quick Reference

Checking Service Status 

# View all running services
docker compose ps

# Check specific service logs
docker compose logs -f backend
docker compose logs -f frontend
docker compose logs -f db

Restarting Services 

# Restart all services
docker compose restart

# Restart specific service
docker compose restart backend

Accessing the System

  • OpenMRS 3.0 Interface: http://localhost/openmrs/spa
  • Legacy Admin UI: http://localhost/openmrs
  • Default Credentials: admin / Admin123

System Health Checklist

  • All Docker containers are running
  • Application is accessible via web browser
  • Users can log in successfully
  • Database connections are stable
  • Recent backup completed successfully
  • Disk space is adequate (>20% free)
  • No critical errors in logs

Getting Help

  1. Check the logs: docker compose logs <service-name>
  2. Review troubleshooting guide: Troubleshooting
  3. Search existing issues: GitHub Issues
  4. Ask the community: OpenMRS Talk

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