Downloads

DHIS 2 is open source software licensed under the liberal BSD license and is free for everyone to install and use. To get a professionally managed DHIS 2 instance where hosting aspects such as backup, security, reliable power supply and high-speed connectivity are taken care of you read more about managed hosting here.

DHIS 2 Live

This package is extremely easy to install and convenient as it contains everything you need in order to run DHIS 2, including GIS, reporting and charting. It is based on an embedded Jetty servlet container and an embedded H2 database. Simply unpack the archive, run the executable file and you are good to go.

WAR file

The WAR file requires you to install a Java servlet container (like Tomcat or Jetty) and a relational database (PostgreSQL, MySQL and H2 are supported), and is recommended for server setups and environments with high volumes of data and traffic. The latest version is maintained with bug-fixes and minor improvements. You can always get the latest stable release at stable.dhis2.org. Check out the installation guide for Ubuntu Linx here. For the bleeding edge build check out the continuous integration server.

Mobile client

The DHIS 2 mobile clients runs on Java enabled mobile phones. The solution relies on an available data connection also known as GPRS, Edge or 3G, over which it communicates with a DHIS 2 server instance being publicly available on the internet.

There are two separate client applications available: the facility reporter and the program tracker. The facility reporting client is for regular data reporting from a facility, while the program tracker is designed for following up and reporting on individual program service deliveries to beneficiaries, as part of the name-based component of DHIS2.

MyDatamart

MyDatamart is a database tool for "semi-online" data access and analysis. Install and run from your local computer and synchronize with the online server when the network is available. You can then link a MS Excel Pivot table to your local datamart. MyDatamart is based on SQLite and requires that the ODBC driver is installed.

Source code

The source code is released under the BSD license, and can be modified and redistributed pretty much as you like. You can check out the source code from Launchpad using Bazaar with the command bzr branch followed by the URLs below.

Sample data

When setting up your system it is useful to have access to a database with sample data. This database contains data from the DHIS 2 implementation in Sierra Leone. Note that the H2 database file needs write privileges on any OS. The PostgreSQL file must be unzipped and can be imported through pgAdmin restore function or with psql -d dbname -U username -f dhis2-demo.backup

Miscellanous

Download various tools used for DHIS 2 maintenance and a sample Drupal skin.