Architecture

We recommend to run openBIS as a lightweight Docker container, fostering portability across environments and platforms.

Requirements

Refer to the official documentation pages on Docker Engine (aka Docker CE) to learn more about requirements and installation instructions of the packages needed for running docker containers. We recommend to run the openBIS Docker container on top of an Ubuntu server for running the application in production - System Requirements. Read more on Docker Architecture to familiarize with its core concepts.

Application Layout

openBIS can be split into distinct sub-units, which are virtualized either all-in-one or within multiple Docker containers. Independently of the scenario, we recommend clients to communicate with the application via a reverse proxy.