How to Install OnTrack on Fedora CoreOS Latest?

OnTrack is an open-source, task and project management software that you can use to manage your team's work. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OnTrack on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing OnTrack, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS Latest
• A user with administrative privileges

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To install OnTrack on Fedora CoreOS Latest, you must first install the required dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo dnf install unzip wget

This command will install the "unzip" and "wget" packages, which are necessary for downloading and extracting the OnTrack installation package.

Step 2: Download and Extract OnTrack

In this step, we will download the OnTrack installation package and extract it to the "/opt" directory.

1. Open the terminal and run the following command to create the "/opt" directory:

sudo mkdir /opt

2. Change the working directory to "/opt" by running the following command:

cd /opt

3. Download the latest version of the OnTrack installation package using the following command:

sudo wget https://github.com/inoda/ontrack/releases/latest/download/ontrack.zip

4. Once the download is complete, extract the OnTrack installation package by running the following command:

sudo unzip ontrack.zip

5. After extracting the package, run the following command to rename the extracted directory to "ontrack":

sudo mv ontrack-* ontrack

Step 3: Configure OnTrack

In this step, we will configure OnTrack to run on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

1. Change the working directory to the "ontrack" directory by running the following command:

cd ontrack

2. Open the "application.properties" file using the following command:

sudo nano application.properties

3. Change the following properties according to your requirements:

server.port=<port number>
spring.datasource.username=<database username>
spring.datasource.password=<database password>
spring.datasource.url=<database URL>

4. Save and close the file by pressing "CTRL + X," then "Y," and then "ENTER."

Step 4: Start OnTrack

In this step, we will start the OnTrack service.

1. Change the working directory to the "bin" directory by running the following command:

cd bin

2. To start the OnTrack service, run the following command:

sudo ./ontrack.sh start

3. You can check the status of the OnTrack service by running the following command:

sudo ./ontrack.sh status

4. Once the service is up and running, you can access the OnTrack web interface by opening a web browser and entering the following URL:

http://<server-IP>:<port>

Replace "server-IP" with the IP address of your server and "port" with the port number you configured in the "application.properties" file.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured OnTrack on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now use OnTrack to manage your team's projects and tasks.

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