Journyx Timesheet
Journyx Timesheet
Introduction
Journyx is a Timesheet and Expenses application for tracking time, allocating resources and executing projects. It is free to use for up to 10 users. More info on the Journyx website.
The application is designed to run within a users account, and has its own apache web server and postgres database. It cannot be installed as root, and the user name of the account under which it is installed becomes the installing administrative account. It is recommended to create a new specific standard user account specifically for Timesheet. Multiple instances of Timesheet can be run by creating multiple standard users and installing. The apache web server runs on a specific port configured during installation. This can be changed later.
Installation
User Account
Create a standard user account in SME Server Manager panel, with a meaningful user name. Don't forget this user name becomes the administrative user for the application.
SME Server - Collaboration - Users - Add User Account Account Name - jxtime Fill in the rest of the information as applicable Add Reset Password
For ease of administration the newly created user needs to be able to login remotely, using putty or similar and get a command prompt. This is probably easiest achieved by installing the Remote User Access contrib from Dungog. Then
SME Server - Security - Remote User Access Modify the jxtime user Shell Access - /bin/bash Sudo Access - yes RSSH+VPN Access - yes Save
Download and Unpack
Download the application package from the Download page. You will have to register, but no hard sell. Save the package to the home directory of the new jxtime user. Choose the package for the latest version of Redhat available. Login as the newly created jxtime user.
gunzip < JournyxTimesheet_78_Linux_i386_glibc_2.3_REDHAT9_to_RHAS4.tar.gz | tar xvf -
This should create a directory called jtime and unpack all of the files.
Installation
See the install page for further info
Run the installer
cd jtime ./jtinstall
During the install process you will be prompted for a port number on which the apache web server will run. This will default to 8784
The application will be installed in another jtime sub-directory.
Environment Setup
In order to use the command line administrative tools, it is necessary to prime the user environment at login time
Login as the jxtime user
cd /home/e-smith/files/users/jxtime
Create and edit a .profile file with the following content
cd home/jtime/jtime/pi/bin . ./setup
Save, Close and exit
Now when ever the jxtime user logs in they will be placed in the directory of the binary admin tools, with the correct environment variables set.
SME Server Specifics
Create a template fragment to ProxyPass the web server
Login as root
mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts cd /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts
Create and edit a new file 28journyxProxyPass with the following content
Running
The newly installed Timesheet application will be available at
http://yourdomain.tld:8784
Replace the port number with whatever you selected at installation The initial login name and password will be
jxtime jxtime
or whatever Account User Name you created above.
Uninstall
Login as the jxtime user
cd jtime/jtime pi/bin/uninstall
Delete/Remove the jxtime user from Server Manager if required