On Thu, 2012-11-08 at 03:31 -0800, evuska wrote: > Hello, > > Sorry but after reading the documentation and forums I am still lost. > > Tryton?, Trytond, Neso? What is the difference? can I install it on > Windows? How? > > Thank you. > > > -- > -- > [email protected] mailing list
Since Tryton is more of an ERP platform than a desktop accounting package (Tryton is more like Microsoft Dynamics or mini SAP even than it is like Quickbooks) the install and setup process is much more involved generally speaking. Tryton is the name of the project/software itself. You will see "trytond" in docs and discussions. This is simply the name of the service (or "daemon", which is what services are commonly called in Linux and other UNIX style platforms and why the "d" is attached) that runs in the background and processes requests from the client software (in short, trytond is the "server" part of the client/server system). The third component of Tryton is the database, which in multi-user production systems is generally provided by the PostgreSQL database. A full multi-user system requires installing the PostgreSQL database and trytond on a server or servers, and the Tryton client software on one or more clients. Neso is a simplified version of Tryton that uses a simpler embedded database (SQLite I believe) and combines the database, trytond server process and Tryton client all in one bundle to be installed on a single machine. It is appropriate for testing or for single-user systems (if you are trying to step up from Quickbooks and similar desktop business software Neso may be the best option for you). However, the Neso edition is NOT APPROPRIATE if you plan on using Tryton in a production environment that is, or is planned to be, multi-user. I do not have Windows experience with Tryton beyond just the client part, which is an easy .exe setup package that is adequately documented. However I do believe that at least the NESO edition can be put on Windows. You would be best to AVOID windows for a full Tryton install though--most definitely if it is not a server edition of Windows. A good option would be to use a Linux virtual machine to run the database and server parts, then install the client in Windows (even if they are on the same physical box--the VM can be moved easily if the load is too great). Hope this helps. Speaking of the VM option--can someone point out to the list/this user if there is a pre-built VM image? It may help beginners to Tryton and encourage adoption. I am quite busy with project work at the moment, but if I do find slack time I would certainly be interested in providing such an image in the future (probably not before Christmas to be sure though). -- -- [email protected] mailing list
