OpenProject is a web-based project management software that enables teams to manage their project workflows efficiently. FreeBSD is an open-source operating system widely used in servers and desktops. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenProject on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, we need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
Before we can install any software, we need to update the package database:
sudo pkg update
The command may take some time to complete, as it will fetch the latest version of the package database from the FreeBSD repository.
OpenProject requires the following software packages to be installed on the server:
To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo pkg install ruby27 postgresql12-client postgresql12-server git
Once the packages are installed, start the PostgreSQL server and enable it to start automatically at boot time:
sudo sysrc postgresql_enable="YES"
sudo service postgresql initdb
sudo service postgresql start
We will now download and install OpenProject:
sudo gem install bundler
sudo git clone https://github.com/opf/openproject-ce.git /usr/local/openproject
cd /usr/local/openproject
sudo chmod -R 777 files log tmp public/plugin_assets
sudo bundle install --without development test postgresql sqlite
sudo su - postgres
createuser -P openproject
createdb -O openproject openproject
exit
sudo RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
sudo RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
sudo RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails webpacker:compile
sudo RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails server
The above commands will download OpenProject, configure the dependencies, create a new PostgreSQL user and database, and start the OpenProject server. The last command will start the server and will provide the URL to access the OpenProject dashboard.
In order to access OpenProject from a remote location, we need to allow incoming traffic on port 3000:
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
Now you can access OpenProject from any web browser by navigating to http://SERVER_IP:3000/.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install OpenProject on FreeBSD Latest. We covered the installation of dependencies, creating the database, and starting the server. You can now use OpenProject to manage your project workflows.
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