Note

This documentation is for the new OMERO 5.2 version. See the latest OMERO 5.1.x version or the previous versions page to find documentation for the OMERO version you are using if you have not upgraded yet.

System Administrator Documentation

Server Background

• What’s new for OMERO 5.2 for sysadmins
• Server overview
• System requirements
• Version requirements
• Example production server set-ups
• Known limitations
• Groups and permissions system

Server Installation and Maintenance

This chapter contains instructions for installing OMERO.server, and for troubleshooting, backing-up, and upgrading your server installation.

• Server installation on UNIX (and UNIX-like platforms)
• Server installation on Windows
• Command Line Interface as an OMERO admin tool
• Upgrading and maintenance
• Installing additional features
• Troubleshooting OMERO

Optimizing Server Configuration

This chapter discusses the options for configuring OMERO.server for optimum performance and security.

• Server security and firewalls
• LDAP authentication
• Performance and monitoring
• Search and indexing configuration
• FS configuration options
• Grid configuration
• Setting the OMERO_HOME environment variable
• Configuration properties glossary
• Syslog configuration

Optimizing OMERO as a Data Repository

This chapter explains how to customize the appearance and functionality of OMERO clients to host images for groups or public viewing.

• Customize OMERO clients
• Public data in the repository

Data Import and Storage

This chapter contains details of how OMERO.fs allows you to import and store data with OMERO 5.

• OMERO.dropbox
• In-place import
• Advanced import scenarios