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Convention Master Documentation

This wiki will attempt to document all things Convention Master. It is brand new and currently a work-in-progress, so if a subject below does not yet have a page or has incomplete documentation, please contact a development team member for more information.

Installation & Upgrade

Installation Guide

1. Pre-Requisites / Getting Ready
2. Installing Software on the Server
   1. The Joe Editor
   2. Configure Networking
   3. Configure Apache Web Server
   4. Install the Ioncube Loader
3. Installing Convention Master
   1. Add your License
   2. Configure the Database
   3. Connect Convention Master to the Database
   4. Set up Scheduled Tasks
   5. Install the CUPS Printing System
   6. Install PkippLib for EPL Printers
4. Setting up Printing
   1. Configure CUPS
   2. Configure EPL printers (inc. Zebra printers)
   3. Set up Printing to PDF
   4. Set up Socket Printers
   5. Set up CivetPrint (Deprecated)

Upgrading Convention Master

Additional Configuration

• Cron Jobs
• Moving a Database Between Installations

Other Pages

• Automated Tasks
• Kiosks
• Tag Replacements

Release Notes

• Release notes: All information on releases of Convention Master can be found here.

Support

You can get support by contacting us via email at support[at]civetsolutions[dot]com