optserver-demo

OptServer demo

The OptServer is a tool for submitting and executing MOSEK optimizations remotely. This Docker image sets up the simplest stand-alone OptServer container with latest MOSEK version and with all dependencies installed internally.

Building and running

Prepare a folder containing this Dockerfile and a MOSEK license file:

Dockerfile
optserver.conf
start.sh
mosek.lic

(You can quickly get a trial license file from https://www.mosek.com/try/). Inside that folder execute

docker build -t optserver-demo .
docker run -p 30080:30080 optserver-demo

Optimizing

If all went well now you have a demo instance of the MOSEK OptServer accessible via:

http://your.machine.name:30080

To optimize remotely provide that address in your MOSEK code following instructions in your interface manual. Assuming MOSEK 9.2+:

• Optimizer API: call putoptserverhost see C, Python, C#, Java
• Fusion API: call M.optserverHost, see C++, Python, C#, Java
• Command line: mosek -optserv http://your.machine.name:30080 filename
• MATLAB: see here or see here

It is assumed that you are using the same MOSEK version in the client as on the OptServer, which, if using this Dockerfile, is the last stable version (the first two numbers major.minor matter). Otherwise modify the file to install MOSEK versions other than latest.

Web interface

To see if the server works open

http://your.machine.name:30080/api/v1/version

To try the web interface open

http://your.machine.name:30080

in a Web browser. Log in with user admin, password admin.

Other

• If you attach in interactive mode you can start/stop the OptServer using the scripts provided and adjust configuration.
• Documentation is at https://docs.mosek.com/latest/opt-server/index.html
• If you don't provide a license file, comment out the COPY command in the dockerfile and you can still try the web interface, but without being able to actually optimize anything.
• Contact support@mosek.com in case of questions.