I think there is a need for new well explained documentation of the installation process of Finteract. The existing documentation when followed tends to lead to many errors especially for those starting out on Fineract. Let's do something about it.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2022 at 5:40 PM Edwin Nchia <[email protected]> wrote: > Even me I found the same problem > > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 10:17 Michael Telahun <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, I've been frustrated by this for a long time. I thought maybe I was >> doing something wrong on my end so I just install it locally via docker >> whenever I need a demo instance. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mike. >> On 02/09/2022 08:19, Ippez Robert wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> I have just noticed that the official fineract client applications (both >> the community-app and the revamped web-app) can't connect to the online >> demo using the credentials mifos/password.. >> >> Tested using >> https://openmf.github.io/community-app/?baseApiUrl=https://demo.fineract.dev&tenantIdentifier=default#/ >> and https://openmf.github.io/web-app/#/login >> >> >> Can someone please verify this. >> >> Thanks and regards >> Ippez Robert >> >> On Thu, 1 Sep 2022, 11:48 pm James Dailey, <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Edwin >>> >>> If you update the JDK while still trying to use code from three years >>> ago, it will not work. >>> >>> You are unfortunately reading instructions that were *deprecated* over >>> three years ago and pulling code from a repo that should have been deleted >>> a long time ago. >>> ( Note to rest of community: We really should do some better cleaning >>> up of the project documentation - as pointed out by this person coming to >>> the project. ) >>> >>> So, please start from the top level of the project and go from there >>> ---> https://fineract.apache.org >>> You will note instructions for installation from there. You don't have >>> to build the project, you can use the executable build artifacts. >>> >>> https://github.com/apache/fineract is the repo (openMF is the Mifos >>> repo that we used prior to transferring the code to Apache Foundation, it >>> is NOT fineract). >>> >>> I already deprecated those pages you were referencing three years ago. >>> I have further marked them as not useful to make it more clear and removed >>> the link to the old repo. >>> >>> @jdailey >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 10:01 AM Edwin Saidi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have installed JDK17 and tried executing *../gradlew clean dist >>>> -Ptwofactor=enabled *I now get the error below and attached. Even >>>> removing the *-Ptwofactor=enabled* option, I get the same error >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Could not open the public key ring. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> FAILURE: Build failed with an exception. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> * What went wrong: >>>> >>>> Task 'dist' not found in project ':fineract-provider'. Some candidates >>>> are: 'test'. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If anyone has encountered this before please help. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> Edwin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Edwin Saidi <[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* 01 September 2022 12:39 >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* RE: Problems Installing Fineract >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks Adam, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I will try jdk 17 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Edwin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Ádám Sághy <[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* 01 September 2022 11:02 >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* Re: Problems Installing Fineract >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear Edwin, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I believe the problem is your JDK version. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> You should try to run with JDK17. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Adam >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 1 Sep 2022, at 10:55, Edwin Saidi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I am trying to install Fineract on Windows using the instructions given >>>> on >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Fineract-platform+Installation+on+Windows. >>>> I have successfully done all the preliminary steps (installing Java, >>>> installing MySQL, installing Tomcat, creating environment variables) but >>>> when I get to downloading Fineract, I change the directory to >>>> c:\fineract\incubator-fineract\fineract-provider and try to execute the >>>> command *gradle clean dist -Ptwofactor=enabled *(step 3) but I get an >>>> error *bash: gradle: command not found*. Seeing that Gradle is located >>>> in c:\fineract\incubator-fineract I change the command to *../gradle >>>> clean dist -Ptwofactor=enabled* and I now get the error *FAILURE: >>>> Build failed with an exception. * >>>> >>>> *xxxx* >>>> >>>> *Please read the following process output to find out more:* >>>> >>>> *-----------------------* >>>> >>>> *Unrecognized option: --add-exports* >>>> >>>> *Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.* >>>> >>>> *Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Find attached a screenshot of the detailed error messages >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Please assist? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> Edwin >>>> >>>> [image: image002.png] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: image001.png] >>>> >>>>
