Traq is a web-based project management software that allows teams to organize tasks and track progress. In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the installation process of Traq on Linux Mint.
Before installing Traq, ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your Linux Mint machine:
Apache is a web server that serves web content. We need to install Apache web server to run Traq.
You can install Apache by entering the following command on your terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2
After installation, start the Apache server and enable it to start at the boot time by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
You can now check if Apache web server is installed and running by opening the web browser and entering http://localhost in the address bar.
In this step, we’ll install the MySQL database server that stores the data for Traq.
Run the following command to install MySQL:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
After installation, start the MySQL server and enable it to start at the boot time by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
Secure the MySQL installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This process will prompt you for several security configurations like disabling root login, creating a new user with a strong password, removing test databases, etc.
PHP is a programming language that Traq is built on. We need to install PHP and its required extensions to run Traq.
Enter the following command to install PHP and its required extensions:
sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-json php-mbstring
After installation, restart the Apache server to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
In this step, we’ll download Traq application code from its official repository on GitHub.
Enter the following commands to download and install Traq:
cd /var/www/html/
git clone https://github.com/nirix/traq.git
After downloading, create a new MySQL database and user for Traq:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root user password, and then run the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE traq;
CREATE USER 'traq'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON traq.* TO 'traq'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace password with a strong password for the traq user.
After creating the database, configure Traq database settings by editing the config file. Run the following commands to edit the config file:
cd /var/www/html/traq
cp config.default.php config.php
sudo nano config.php
In the config.php file, look for the following lines and update them with the MySQL database settings:
$config->pdo->dsn = 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=traq';
$config->pdo->username = 'traq';
$config->pdo->password = 'password';
Replace password with the password you set for the traq user.
After updating the configuration file, reload the Apache server:
sudo systemctl reload apache2
Traq is now installed and configured. You can access Traq by opening a web browser and entering the following URL in the address bar:
http://localhost/traq
You will see the Traq installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
And that’s it! You’ve successfully installed Traq on Linux Mint.
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