Java Requirements

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

This section addresses the most common questions users have about Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare. What is Mirth® Connect? Mirth® Connect is a versatile, standards-based healthcare integration engine that speeds bi-directional message routing, filtering, and transformation between disparate health-info systems over various messaging protocols (e.g., HL7, X12, EDI, DICOM, XML). Is Mirth® Connect the same as "Mirth"? Yes. Mirth 1.0 was released in 2006 by WebReach, Inc. Based on the success of the Mirth application, WebReach, Inc. was renamed "Mirth Corporation" in 2009. To avoid confusion between the new company name and its products, the Mirth application was renamed Mirth® Connect. As of early 2016, Mirth Corporation, as a business entity, no longer exists, having been absorbed into the Quality Systems, Inc. family of products in Sept. 2013. QSI has since become NextGen Healthcare, and Mirth® Connect lives on with other former Mirth Corporation products as part of the "Mirth Solu

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Database Requirements

The Mirth® Connect Server requires a database for configuration and message storage. For quick deployment, development, and testing, Mirth® Connect already includes an embedded database (Apache Derby™). For production, the latest version of Mirth® Connect supports the following databases: PostgreSQL® 8.3+ MySQL 5.6+ Oracle® 12c+ SQL Server® 2005+ Note: The above database requirements apply only to what is used for the configuration and message storage for the Mirth® Connect server and have no impact on which databases Mirth® Connect can interface with. Parent topic: Mirth Connect System Requirements

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Using Java 9 or greater

As documented in the Mirth Connect System Requirements, Mirth® Connect version 3.7 supports Java 8 at minimum. In order to use Java 9 or greater, you will first need to perform an extra manual step. In the Installation Directory, there should be a docs folder. Inside, there is a file called mcservice-java9+.vmoptions. This contains some extra JVM options that allow Mirth® Connect to run with Java 9 or greater without errors or warnings. Copy the contents into either the mcserver.vmoptions or mcservice.vmoptions file, depending on whether your deployment uses mcserver or mcservice. Then restart Mirth® Connect. Parent topic: Getting Started with Mirth Connect

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Mirth® Connect System Requirements

The Mirth® Connect server is a fully standalone application that does not require an application server. You do not need to install a container service like Tomcat, Glassfish, etc. The following requirements apply to any computer running the Mirth® Connect server, Command Line Interface, or Administrator. Operating System Requirements Windows XP or later macOS (OS X) 10.7 Lion or later Linux Processor (CPU) Requirements 32-bit or 64-bit x86 processor Note: Apple M1 and M2 processors are currently not fully supported. Java Requirements Mirth® Connect is written in Java and runs on any system capable of running a Java virtual machine. Database Requirements The Mirth® Connect Server requires a database for configuration and message storage. Parent topic: Getting Started with Mirth Connect

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Getting Started with Mirth® Connect

This section outlines the system requirements, walks you through the Mirth® Connect installation instructions, and explains the Mirth® Connect Administrator. If you have a stand-alone instance of Mirth® Connect, an installer is included for Windows® , Linux® , and macOS® systems. This section outlines the system requirements, walks you through the installation instructions, and explains the Mirth® Connect Administrator. Note: This section mainly pertains to the standalone version of Mirth® Connect. If you have purchased a Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare, you can disregard the download and installation procedures. Mirth Connect System Requirements The Mirth® Connect server is a fully standalone application that does not require any sort of application server. Install Mirth Connect Using the Mirth Connect Installer You can use the Mirth® Connect Installer (for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X / macOS) to install Mirth® Connect or to upgrade a previous version of the software. The Mirt

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Frequently Asked Questions for Java Licensing

Since we recommend using Java with Mirth® Connect, it's important to consider licensing aspects. This topic covers frequently asked questions to help you understand Java licensing for Mirth® Connect. In 2019, Oracle significantly changed licensing for official Oracle Java releases. You must now purchase a license in order to receive updates to the commercial version of Oracle Java. In response to this change, we officially added support for OpenJDK in Mirth® Connect and the Mirth® Appliance. OpenJDK receives free updates from Oracle for a period of 6 months following each release. While the Oracle OpenJDK distribution is recommended for use with Mirth® Connect, we strive to support third-party OpenJDK distributions as well such as AdoptOpenJDK, Azul Zulu, and Amazon Corretto. Third party distributions may receive extended security and stability updates from their respective communities (longer than Oracle's 6 months), but these are not guaranteed. This section provides a list of common

Java Requirements

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Frequently Asked Questions

Database Requirements

Using Java 9 or greater

Mirth® Connect System Requirements

Getting Started with Mirth® Connect

Frequently Asked Questions for Java Licensing

Frequently Asked Questions

Database Requirements

Using Java 9 or greater

Mirth® Connect System Requirements

Getting Started with Mirth® Connect

Frequently Asked Questions for Java Licensing