Getting Started with Mirth® Connect

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

The Mirth® Connect Server Manager

The Mirth® Connect Server Manager enables you to configure and access your Mirth® Connect Server. For Windows and Mac OS X version installations, the Mirth® Connect Server Manager application resides in the system tray (Windows) or in the Applications > Mirth Connect folder (Mac). Service Tab The Service tab provides an easy way to start, restart, stop, and refresh the service, rather than using the task scheduler or command line. Server Tab The Server tab enables you to enter details about your ports, server memory, log levels, and view log files. Database Tab The Database tab is where you can to manage Mirth® Connect's internal database. Info Tab The Info tab shows the Mirth® Connect server and Java versions as well as the server ID and a link to the NextGen Healthcare website. Parent topic: Getting Started with Mirth Connect

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Mirth® Connect Administrator Overview

The Mirth® Connect Administrator is used to develop and manage all channels and can be run anywhere in relation to the Mirth® Connect server. The Mirth® Connect Administrator consists of menus and view panels that change depending on the task (for example, Dashboard, Channel, Edit Channel, Settings). Note: You no longer need to use Java Web Start. NextGen Healthcare has released a new Administrator Launcher that you can use instead. See Administrator Launcher Overview. Download the Administrator Launcher You must download the Administrator Launcher to use it to open the Administrator. Launch the Administrator After you download the Administrator Launcher, you can log on to the Mirth® Connect Administrator. Log On Use the Mirth® Connect Login window to authenticate yourself and log on to the Administrator. Logging on for the First Time When you log on to Mirth® Connect for the first time, you are required to set up your user account. Parent topic: Getting Started with Mirth Connect

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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

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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 installed on your system. You can download the Mirth® Connect Installer by logging on to your Success Community account and access the Mirth® Connect Download Central knowledge page. Mirth® Connect is also available via Docker images. See Using Docker Images for more information. Note: Graphical installer is available through the following installation files: .exe, .sh, .dmg . Access the Mirth® Connect Download Central page using the link Success Community. Choose the file with label Installer and download it. The Mirth® Connect installer downloads. Double-click the downloaded file ( .exe, .sh, .dmg), then open the Mirth® Connect Installer. An image of the Installer file icon On the setup wizard, select Next >. Note: For upgrades, the default installation option is Yes, update the existing installation. If you would like to insta

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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

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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

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The Mirth® Connect Server Manager

Mirth® Connect Administrator Overview

Mirth® Connect System Requirements

Install Mirth® Connect Using the Mirth Connect Installer

Using Java 9 or greater

Frequently Asked Questions for Java Licensing

Getting Started with Mirth® Connect

The Mirth® Connect Server Manager

Mirth® Connect Administrator Overview

Mirth® Connect System Requirements

Install Mirth® Connect Using the Mirth Connect Installer

Using Java 9 or greater

Frequently Asked Questions for Java Licensing