How to Install Taiga on EndeavourOS Latest

Taiga is a free and open-source project management software with agile development methodology. It offers a simple and intuitive user interface for managing projects, tracking progress, and collaborating with team members. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Taiga on EndeavourOS Latest.

Before You Begin

Before you begin with the installation process, make sure that you have:

• A running instance of EndeavourOS Latest
• Root access or a user account on the system with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update Your System

The first step is to update your system to the latest packages. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, you need to install some required packages that are needed for Taiga to function properly. Run the following commands in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S git python python-pip python-virtualenv rabbitmq postgresql nginx npm

Step 3: Install Taiga-Back

Taiga-Back is the backend part of Taiga. You can install it by following the steps below:

1. Create a new user for Taiga-Back:

sudo useradd -m taiga-back
sudo passwd taiga-back # Set the password for the new user

2. Change to the new user:

sudo su - taiga-back

3. Clone the Taiga-Back repository:

git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-back.git taiga-back

4. Create a new virtual environment and activate it:

cd taiga-back
virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3.9 env
source env/bin/activate

5. Install the required Python packages:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

6. Create the configuration file:

cp settings/local.py.example settings/local.py

7. Edit the configuration file:

nano settings/local.py

Replace DATABASE_URL with your PostgreSQL database URL in the following format:

DATABASE_URL = 'postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/taiga'

8. Run the migration:

python3 manage.py migrate --noinput

9. Create a new superuser:

python3 manage.py createsuperuser

10. Collect the static files:

python3 manage.py collectstatic --noinput

11. Deactivate the virtual environment:

deactivate

Step 4: Install Taiga-Front

Taiga-Front is the frontend part of Taiga. You can install it by following the steps below:

1. Change to the root user:

exit # Exit from the taiga-back user
sudo su

2. Clone the Taiga-Front repository:

git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-front-dist.git taiga-front

3. Change to the taiga-front directory and install the required npm packages:

cd taiga-front
npm install

4. Build the frontend:

npm run build

5. Configure Nginx:

Create a new Nginx configuration file:

nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/taiga.conf

Configure Nginx by adding the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name taiga.example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Scheme $scheme;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }

    location /static/ {
        root /home/taiga-back/taiga-back/static/;
    }
}

Replace taiga.example.com with your own domain name or IP address. Also, ensure that the root directory points to the correct path.

6. Start Nginx:

systemctl start nginx
systemctl enable nginx

Step 5: Install Taiga Events

Taiga Events is used to send events to RabbitMQ. You can install it by following the steps below:

1. Change to the root user:

exit # Exit from the taiga-front user
sudo su

2. Clone the Taiga Events repository:

git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-events.git taiga-events

3. Change to the taiga-events directory and create a new virtual environment:

cd taiga-events
virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3.9 env
source env/bin/activate

4. Install the required Python packages:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

5. Create the configuration file:

cp config.example.json config.json

6. Edit the configuration file:

nano config.json

7. Start the Taiga Events service:

python3 start.py

Step 6: Start Taiga-Back

1. Change to the taiga-back user:

su - taiga-back

2. Activate the virtual environment:

source env/bin/activate

3. Start Taiga-Back:

python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

Step 7: Access Taiga

You can now access Taiga by navigating to http://taiga.example.com in your web browser, where taiga.example.com is the domain name or IP address of your EndeavourOS Latest instance.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Taiga on your EndeavourOS Latest instance. You can now use Taiga to manage your projects, track progress, and collaborate with team members. Enjoy!

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