Traq is an open-source project management system that can be used to manage projects, tasks, and bugs. In this tutorial, we will be discussing how to install Traq on Debian latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Firstly, update your Debian system with the latest patches and packages. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Next, we need to install the Apache webserver to serve the Traq application. To install Apache webserver, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt install apache2 -y
After installation, start the apache webserver with the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
You can check the status of the Apache webserver by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status apache2
Traq requires a database to store its data. We are using MariaDB as our database server. To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo apt install mariadb-server -y
After installation, start MariaDB with the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
You should secure MariaDB installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
We will now create a database and a user that will be used by Traq to interact with the database. Run the following command to login to the MariaDB server:
sudo mysql
Inside the MariaDB console, run the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE traqdb;
CREATE USER 'traquser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL ON traqdb.* TO 'traquser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.
Traq is a PHP application, so we need to install PHP on our system. To install PHP along with required PHP modules, run the following command:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-gd php-xml php-cliphp-curl php-mbstring -y
Restart the Apache webserver to reflect the changes by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Download and install Traq by running the following commands:
cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://github.com/traq/traq/releases/download/4.2.2/traq-4.2.2.zip
sudo apt install unzip -y
sudo unzip traq-4.2.2.zip
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data traq
Rename the config.sample.ini file to config.ini:
cd /var/www/html/traq/include
sudo cp config.sample.ini config.ini
Edit the config.ini file and modify the database settings to match your MariaDB database:
nano config.ini
Make sure to update the following lines:
db_user = "traquser"
db_password = "password"
db_name = "traqdb"
You can now access the Traq web interface by visiting http://your-server-ip/traq in your favorite web browser. The first time you access the web interface, you will be prompted to create an administrator account.
That’s it! You have successfully installed Traq on your Debian system. You can now start using Traq to manage your projects, tasks, and bugs.
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