3. Administration

The administration section of this documentation covers topics related to software installation, database configuration and monitoring.

3.1. Installing the software

3.1.1. Requirements

MGRID Dataset Builder (DSB) needs the following environment to run:

  • Docker Swarm mode to run the application and its dependencies (version 1.12.0 and above)

  • A git repository with configuration files (either local with a volume mount, or remotely on a server)

  • A Hashicorp Vault server containing secrets

Detailed information on these requirements can be found in the MGRID platform documentation.

3.1.2. Monitoring

Dataset Builder can be monitored through its HTTP API.

$ curl -k https://127.0.0.1/info
{"app": {"version": "3.3.2-14", "name": "DSB"}}