Admin Documentation

This part of the documentation deals with the installation, configuration, and operation of the runner system for regular admins. If you are interested in the operation for regular users, take a look at the User Area.

Services

A brief overview of the various services of the system and their interaction

• Backend: Contains the main logic and manages the data (via database connection)
• Mailer: Automatically sends mails based on HTML templates
• Document-Server: Creates PDFs (certificates, runner cards, sponsorship declarations) from HTML templates
• Frontend: Management interface for the admins and users of the runner system
• Selfservice: Portal where citizen and company runners can register and view their data
• Beamershow: Displays current statistics and top lists for the event
• Scanclient: Software for the scanner stations
• Kiosk: Software for the on-site registration of runners
• Docs: This documentation

flowchart LR
  subgraph Applications
    Frontend
    Beamershow
    Scanclient
    Selfservice
    Kiosk
  end

  subgraph Services
    Backend
    Mailer
    Document-Server
  end

  subgraph External
    Database
    Mail-Server
  end

  Frontend --> |Displays and edits data| Backend
  Beamershow -->|Requests current statistics| Backend
  Scanclient --> |Generates and validates scans| Backend
  Selfservice --> |Registers runners| Backend
  Kiosk --> |Registers runners| Backend

  Backend --> |Stores data| Database
  Backend --> |Sends mails| Mailer
  Mailer --> |Sends mails| Mail-Server

  Frontend --> |Generates PDFs| Document-Server
  Selfservice --> |Generates PDFs| Document-Server

FAQ

A few of the most frequently asked questions in advance

Why can’t I see a page?

Users only see the pages in the system for which they have permissions. If you can’t see a page, you are probably not fully authorized as an admin.