Leantime is an open-source project management tool that simplifies the process of project planning and tracking. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Leantime on MXLinux Latest using the command line.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing Leantime, we need to update the system. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command updates the package list and upgrades the installed packages to the latest version.
Leantime requires a web server to be installed on the system. We will use Apache2 as our web server. Run the following command to install Apache2:
sudo apt install apache2 -y
This command installs Apache2 and its dependencies on the system.
Leantime is written in PHP, so we need to install PHP and the required extensions on the system. Run the following command to install PHP and its dependencies:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml php-mbstring php-curl php-gd -y
This command installs PHP and the extensions required to run Leantime.
Download the latest version of Leantime from the official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/Leantime/leantime/releases/download/v2.0.0-beta.26/leantime_2.0.0-beta.26.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded zip file using the following command:
unzip leantime_2.0.0-beta.26.zip -d /var/www/html/
This command extracts the Leantime files to the /var/www/html/ directory.
We need to configure Apache2 to serve the Leantime files. Open the /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf file using any text editor:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/public
<Directory /var/www/html/public>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Restart Apache2 using the following command to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Leantime requires a database to store the project data. We will use MySQL as our database management system. Run the following command to install MySQL:
sudo apt install mysql-server -y
Once MySQL is installed, log in to the MySQL server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Create a new database and user for Leantime using the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE leantime;
CREATE USER 'leantimeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON leantime.* TO 'leantimeuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace password with a secure password.
Leantime uses Composer as a dependency manager. Run the following command to install Composer:
sudo apt install composer -y
Once Composer is installed, navigate to the Leantime directory using the following command:
cd /var/www/html/
Run the following command to install Leantime dependencies:
composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
Copy the .env.example file to .env using the following command:
cp .env.example .env
Open the .env file using any text editor:
sudo nano .env
Update the following settings:
APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_DATABASE=leantime
DB_USERNAME=leantimeuser
DB_PASSWORD=password
Save and close the file.
Generate a new application key using the following command:
php artisan key:generate
Create the storage directory using the following command:
sudo mkdir storage
Grant write permissions to the storage directory using the following command:
sudo chmod -R 777 storage
Leantime is now installed and configured. Open a web browser and visit the following URL:
http://localhost/
You will be redirected to the Leantime installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Leantime.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure Leantime on MXLinux Latest. Leantime can be used to efficiently manage projects and track progress.
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