OHDSI-In-A-Box

OHDSI-In-A-Box is a virtual machine containing the full OHDSI Technology Stack as well as several of the OHDSI tools. It was constructed as a resource to supplement tutorials held during the 2016 OHDSI Symposium. It also functions as a learning aid and sandbox environment for those who want hands-on experience with OHDSI.

The OHDSI-In-A-Box virtual machine is intended for demonstration and educational purposes only. Use of OHDSI-In-A-Box beyond this scope is strictly prohibited. You are liable for any effect resulting from downloading or using this software. By downloading OHDSI-In-A-Box you agree to abide by these terms.

• 8GB RAM
• 45GB available disk space
• Oracle VM Virtual Box

• Download and install the appropriate VirtualBox binaries link
• Download and unzip ohdsi-in-a-box.zip link
• Unzip ohdsi-in-a-box.zip to extract ohdsi-in-a-box.vdi
• Create an Ubuntu virtual machine using ohdsi-in-a-box.vdi
  • Open Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager and click “New”
  • In the Create Virtual Machine dialog enter the following parameters:
    • Name: ohdsi-in-a-box
    • Type: Linux
    • Version: Ubuntu (64-bit)
    • Memory size: 2048 MB
    • Hard Disk: Use an existing hard disk file (navigate to the unzipped file ohdsi-in-a-box.vdi)
    • Click Create
  • A new entry ohdsi-in-a-box will appear in VirtualBox Manager. Right-click on the entry and select the menu item Settings.

• In the Settings dialog go to the Storage section and ensure that ohdsi-in-a-box.vdi appears as a hard disk under Controller: IDE within the Storage Tree. (If it is under SATA, remove it and add it under Controller: IDE.)
• Click OK to close the Settings dialog.
• Double-click the entry ohdsi-in-a-box in VirtualBox Manager.
• If prompted, select the default settings and allow it to boot up.
• Enter the following credentials:
  • login: ohdsi
  • password: ohdsi
• The ohdsi-in-a-box desktop should appear.

A 64-bit operating system is required. If you have a 64-bit operating system and still have this issue, virtualization may need to be enabled on your machine. (Google “Enable Virtualization on X” and replace X with the model of your computer.)