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Mandatory Configuration Steps for Local Spooler

Configure a Shared Replica Set

In MongoDB, a shared replica set has to be configured. For how to configure the shared replica set, refer to the SEAL-specific MongoDB documentation.

Initialize the Database

After configuring the shared replica set, you have to initialize the database. For how to initialize the database, refer to the SEAL-specific MongoDB documentation.

Configure MongoDB for Local Spooler

The keys for the cooperation with MongoDB are the same as for PLOSSYS 5. For more information, refer to the PLOSSYS 5 documentation.

Configure Local Spooler

For the configuration of Local Spooler, two configuration files are provided:

System Configuration

  1. Open the system configuration file, local-spooler.yml, in the installation directory of Local Spooler.

  2. Replace all occurrences of <username> and <password> by a user name and password.

  3. Save your changes and close the file.

  4. Import the system configuration:

    plossys config import local-spooler.yml --insecure

Printer Configuration

  1. Open the printer configuration file, relay-printer.yml, in the installation directory of Local Spooler.

  2. Replace all occurrences of <remote-plossys-server> by the server name or IP address of the target PLOSSYS 5 system. All output jobs received by Local Spooler will be forwarded to this system.

  3. Save your changes and close the file.

  4. Import the printer configuration. Replace <username> and <password> by the values specified when importing the system configuration:

    plossys printer import relay-printer.yml --insecure --user <username> --pass <password>