Kanboard is a simple and open-source visual task-board application that allows users to manage their projects efficiently. Here's how to install Kanboard on FreeBSD Latest:
Before installing Kanboard, make sure you have met the following prerequisites:
Before starting the installation of Kanboard on FreeBSD, it is necessary to install the required packages. Use the following command to install the packages:
sudo pkg install php80 php80-pdo_mysql php80-gd php80-curl mysql57-server nginx
We can use either MySQL or PostgreSQL as a database server. In this tutorial, we will be using MySQL. Use the following commands to install and configure the MySQL server:
sudo sysrc mysql_enable="YES"
sudo service mysql-server start
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Create a new database and user for Kanboard using the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
> CREATE DATABASE kanboarddb;
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kanboarddb.* TO 'kanboarduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> EXIT;
We can install Kanboard by downloading the source code from its official website or by cloning the git repository. Here, we will be cloning the git repository using the following commands:
sudo cd /usr/local/www/nginx/
sudo git clone https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard.git kanboard
sudo chown -R www:www kanboard/
sudo chmod -R 755 kanboard/
To configure Kanboard, we need to create a new virtual host for it. Create a new Nginx server block using the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d/kanboard.conf
And add the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name kanboard.example.com;
root /usr/local/www/nginx/kanboard;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$request_uri;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_script_name;
}
}
Save the file and exit. Restart the Nginx server using the following command:
sudo service nginx restart
Open a web browser and navigate to the URL http://kanboard.example.com. You will see the Kanboard login page. Enter the admin username and password to login.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kanboard on FreeBSD Latest.
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