How to Install Kimai on Fedora Server Latest

Kimai is an open-source time-tracking application that helps users to track the time spent on various projects, tasks, or activities. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Kimai on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start installing the Kimai application, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running Fedora Server Latest machine (or a virtual machine).
• A non-root user with sudo privileges.

Steps to Install Kimai on Fedora Server Latest

Follow the steps mentioned below to install Kimai on Fedora Server Latest:

Step 1: Update the System

Before we start installing any new software, it is always a good practice to update and upgrade the system to its latest version. To update the system, run the following command:

$ sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Apache Web Server

Kimai is a web-based application, so we need to have a web server installed on our system. We will be using the Apache Web Server for this tutorial. To install Apache, run the following command:

$ sudo dnf install httpd -y

Once the installation is completed, start the Apache service and enable it to start at boot time using the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start httpd
$ sudo systemctl enable httpd

Step 3: Install PHP

Kimai is built using PHP, so we need to install PHP on our system. To install PHP, run the following command:

$ sudo dnf install php php-mysqlnd php-json php-xmlrpc php-gd php-xml php-mbstring -y

After the installation is completed, restart the Apache service to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 4: Install MariaDB

Kimai uses MariaDB as its database server. So, we need to install MariaDB on our system. To install MariaDB, run the following command:

$ sudo dnf install mariadb-server mariadb -y

Once the installation is completed, start the MariaDB service and enable it to start at boot time using the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start mariadb
$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Next, run the MySQL secure installation script to set the root user password and other security configurations:

$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 5: Create a Database for Kimai

We need to create a new database for Kimai in the MariaDB server. To create a new database, log in to the MySQL shell using the following command:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the root user password when prompted. Once you are logged in to the MySQL shell, run the following command to create a new database for Kimai:

> CREATE DATABASE kimai;

Create a new database user and grant privileges to the kimai database using the following commands:

> CREATE USER 'kimai'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kimai.* TO 'kimai'@'localhost';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> exit

Replace password with a strong password for the 'kimai' user.

Step 6: Install Kimai

To install Kimai, we will be using Composer, a PHP package manager. First, download and install Composer using the following command:

$ sudo dnf install composer -y

Next, create a new directory for Kimai and navigate to it:

$ mkdir /var/www/kimai
$ cd /var/www/kimai

Now, run the following command to download and install the latest version of Kimai:

$ sudo composer create-project kimai/kimai --no-dev --no-plugins --prefer-dist .

This command will download and install all the required dependencies and install Kimai in the current directory.

Step 7: Configure Kimai

Next, we need to configure Kimai to connect to the database. Navigate to the Kimai directory and copy the .env file:

$ cd /var/www/kimai
$ cp .env.dist .env

Open the .env file using a text editor and update the following lines with your MariaDB settings:

# Database connection string
DATABASE_URL=mysql://kimai:password@localhost/kimai

Replace kimai with the database user you created, password with the password you set for the user, and kimai with the database name you created for Kimai.

Step 8: Configure Apache

Finally, we need to configure Apache to serve Kimai. Create a new Apache configuration file for Kimai using the following command:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/kimai.conf

Paste the following content into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
  DocumentRoot /var/www/kimai/public

  <Directory /var/www/kimai/public>
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L]
    DirectoryIndex index.php
  </Directory>

  ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/kimai_error.log
  CustomLog /var/log/httpd/kimai_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file. Restart the Apache service to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 9: Access Kimai

Open your web browser and visit http://localhost or the IP address of your Fedora Server to access the Kimai login page. Enter the required details to create a new user and log in to the Kimai dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kimai on Fedora Server Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Kimai on Fedora Server Latest. Kimai is a powerful time-tracking application that can help you to manage your projects and activities more efficiently. If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave them in the comments below.

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