Self-deploy a Bold BI Server on Google Cloud Platform

The following steps guide you through deploying Bold BI on GCP VM instance. Follow the steps according to your instance type.

1. Deploying Bold BI on a GCP Windows instance
2. Deploying Bold BI on a GCP Linux instance

Deploying Bold BI on a GCP Windows Instance

Set up a GCP Windows Instance

• Go to Google Cloud Console and log in to your GCP account.

• Navigate to Compute Engine and click on VM Instances.

  

• On the VM Instances page, click on the Create Instance button to start creating a new VM instance.

  

• Enter a name for your VM instance. Select the region and zone where you want to create the VM instance. Select the machine type for your VM instance.

  

• Click on Change in the Boot disk section to begin configuring your boot disk. Select Windows Server from the Operating system list on the Public images tab. Choose Windows Server 2019 or later from the Version list. Please refer to this link for system configuration for Bold BI application. Click on Select.

  

• Within the Firewall section, allow specific network traffic. Then click on Create to create the VM.

  

• Wait a short while for the VM instance to start. Once it’s ready, its status will change to running.

  

Connect to Windows Instance using RDP

• Find your Windows VM instance and make note of its external IP address.

• On your local machine (Windows), search for Remote Desktop Connection in the Start menu and open the application.

• In the Remote Desktop Connection window, enter the external IP address of your Windows VM. Click Connect to establish the RDP connection.

  

• You may be prompted for credentials, so enter the username and password for the Windows user account on the VM, then click Yes in the prompted window.

  

• Once connected, you will see the Windows desktop of your VM, allowing you to interact with it as if you were using a local Windows machine.

• Other methods are available for connecting to your Windows instance. Please refer to this Connecting windows

Installing and Running the Bold BI Server on Windows

This section provides instructions on how to install and run the Bold BI server in a virtual machine (VM).

• Install the Bold BI server on the created Windows virtual machine (VM) in the GCP portal using help link

• Launch your application either by default or through your Desktop shortcut menu item. For example, Start Bold BI in IIS.

  

• Follow the steps in the link to do the application startup.

Deploying Bold BI on a GCP Linux Instance

Set up a GCP Linux Instance

• Go to Google Cloud Console and log in to your GCP account.

• Navigate to Compute Engine and click on VM Instances.

  

• On the VM Instances page, click on the Create Instance button to start creating a new VM instance.

  

• Enter a name for your VM instance, select the region and zone where you want to create the VM instance, and choose the machine type for your VM instance.

  

• Click on Change in the Boot disk section to begin configuring your boot disk. Under the Public images tab, choose Ubuntu from the Operating system list. Select Ubuntu 20.04 LTS from the Version list. Refer to the Recommended System Configuration for system configuration for Bold BI application. Click on Select.

  

• Within the Firewall section, allow specific network traffic. Then click on Create to create the VM.

  

• Wait a short while for the VM instance to start. Once it’s ready, its status will change to running.

  

Connect to Linux Instance SSH

• Navigate to the VM instances page.

• Locate the VM instance you want to connect to and click on the SSH button next to it. Click on Open in browser window. This will open a new browser window with an SSH connection to your VM.

  

• When connecting to the VM instance for the first time, SSH will prompt you to confirm the connection by typing yes and then entering the password for the user specified during VM creation.

  

• Once connected, you will have a terminal window open that allows you to interact with your Linux VM.

• Other methods are available for connecting to your Linux instance. Please refer to the Connect to Linux VM

Installing and Running the Bold BI Server on Linux

This section provides instructions on how to install and run the Bold BI server on a Linux virtual machine (VM).

• Install the Bold BI server on the created Linux virtual machine (VM) in the GCP portal using help link.

• After the installation, when you access the IP address or domain name in the web browser, you will see the same interface as shown in the image below.

  

• Follow the steps in the link to do the application startup.