Kimai is a web-based open-source application that allows you to track time easily. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kimai on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have the following:
To ensure that your system is up-to-date, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Git is required to clone the Kimai repository. To install Git, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S git
To install Kimai, navigate to your webserver's document root (typically /var/www/html) and clone the Kimai repository using Git:
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/kimai/kimai2.git
Change the ownership of the Kimai directory to the web server user:
sudo chown -R http:http kimai2
Kimai requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. To create a database, log in to your MySQL or MariaDB server:
mysql -u root -p
Create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE kimai;
CREATE USER 'kimaiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'kimai_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kimai.* TO 'kimaiuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Navigate to the Kimai installation directory:
cd /var/www/html/kimai2
Make a copy of the .env.dist file:
cp .env.dist .env
Open the .env file in a text editor:
nano .env
Change the database settings to match the database and user you created in Step 4:
DATABASE_URL=mysql://kimaiuser:kimai_password@localhost/kimai
Save and close the file.
Kimai requires several dependencies to function correctly. To install these dependencies, run the following commands:
sudo pacman -S php-gd php-intl php-pdo_mysql php-sodium php-xml
Kimai requires several PHP extensions to function correctly. To enable these extensions, edit the php.ini file:
sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini
Uncomment the following extensions:
extension=gd
extension=intl
extension=pdo_mysql
extension=sodium
extension=xml
Save and close the file.
To make sure your webserver is using the new PHP configuration, restart it:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Navigate to http://localhost/kimai2 in your web browser. You should see the Kimai login screen. Log in with the default user account (admin, password: changeme) to access the Kimai dashboard.
You have successfully installed Kimai on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start tracking your time with Kimai by creating new projects and tasks.
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