ZenTao is an open-source project management system developed by Nature Easy Soft Network Technology. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of ZenTao on Arch Linux.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, ensure that your system is up to date by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update your system packages to the latest version.
ZenTao requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:
You can install these dependencies by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -S apache php mariadb git
During the installation, you will be prompted to set up a root password for MariaDB.
Next, clone the ZenTao repository using the following command in your terminal:
git clone https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms.git /srv/http/zentao
This command will download ZenTao to the /srv/http/zentao directory.
To configure Apache to serve ZenTao, create a new virtual host configuration file called zentao.conf inside the /etc/httpd/conf/extra/ directory:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/zentao.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName zentao.your-domain.com
DocumentRoot /srv/http/zentao/www
<Directory /srv/http/zentao/www>
AllowOverride All
Options FollowSymLinks
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/zentao_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/zentao_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
In this file, replace zentao.your-domain.com with your domain name or IP address.
Save the file and exit the text editor.
To start the Apache and MariaDB services, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo systemctl enable --now httpd mariadb
This will start the Apache and MariaDB services and enable them to start automatically at system boot.
Create a new MySQL database for ZenTao by running the following command in your terminal:
mysql -u root -p
This will start the MySQL shell. Enter your root password when prompted. Once you are in the shell, run the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE zentao DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USER 'zentao'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
GRANT ALL ON zentao.* TO 'zentao'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
In these commands, replace your-password with your desired database password.
Navigate to the /srv/http/zentao/app directory and create a new configuration file called database.php:
cd /srv/http/zentao/app
sudo cp config/db.example.php config/database.php
sudo nano config/database.php
Edit the config/database.php file and replace the following lines with your own database credentials:
'host' => 'localhost',
'user' => 'root',
'password' => '',
'dbname' => 'zentao',
Save the file and exit the text editor.
Finally, access the ZenTao web interface by visiting http://zentao.your-domain.com in your web browser. You should see the ZenTao login page.
Enter the default login credentials:
You should now be able to use ZenTao for project management.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ZenTao on Arch Linux. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, refer to the ZenTao official documentation or contact their support team for assistance.
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