Leantime is an open-source project management system built for developers and teams alike. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Leantime on Kali Linux.
Before we start, you will need the following:
Apache is a popular and powerful web server used by many developers. To install Apache on Kali Linux, open a terminal window and type the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2
Once the installation is complete, you can check the status of the Apache server by running the following command:
systemctl status apache2
If the Apache server is running, you should see a message that says "active (running)." If the Apache server is not running, you can start it by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
Leantime requires PHP version 7.2 or higher to work. To install PHP on Kali Linux, open a terminal window and type the following command:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-gd php-curl php-mbstring php-xml
This command will install PHP along with several PHP modules required by Leantime for proper functioning.
Now that Apache and PHP are installed on your computer, you need to clone the Leantime repository. To do this, open a terminal window and type the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Leantime/leantime.git
This will clone the Leantime repository to your local machine.
Once the Leantime repository is cloned, you need to configure Apache to serve Leantime. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following commands:
cd /var/www/html
sudo rm index.html
sudo ln -s ~/leantime/public/ ./leantime
This will create a symbolic link to the Leantime public folder and make it accessible from Apache.
Leantime requires a database to store its data. You can use either MySQL or PostgreSQL. For this tutorial, we will be using MySQL. To install MySQL, open a terminal window and type the following command:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Once the installation is complete, you need to create a new database for Leantime. To do this, open a terminal window and type the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Once logged in to MySQL, run the following commands to create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE leantime;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON leantime.* TO 'leantime'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
This will create a new database called "leantime" and grant all privileges to a new user called "leantime" with the password "password."
Leantime uses Composer to manage its dependencies. To install Composer, open a terminal window and type the following command:
sudo apt install composer
Once Composer is installed, navigate to the Leantime directory and run the following command:
composer install
This will install all the dependencies required by Leantime.
Now that all dependencies are installed, you need to configure Leantime to connect to the MySQL database you created earlier. To do this, navigate to the Leantime directory and copy the configuration file:
cd ~/leantime
cp .env.example .env
Edit the .env file and update the following configuration options with your MySQL database details:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=leantime
DB_USERNAME=leantime
DB_PASSWORD=password
Leantime is now ready to run. To do this, navigate to the Leantime directory and run the following command:
php artisan serve
This will start the PHP built-in server and make Leantime accessible from your web browser at http://localhost:8000.
Leantime is a powerful project management tool built for developers and teams. In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing Leantime on Kali Linux, from installing Apache and PHP to configuring Leantime and running it.
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