How to Install Kimai on Manjaro

Introduction

Kimai is an open-source time-tracking software that allows you to keep track of the time you spend on tasks and projects. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Kimai on your Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that your Manjaro system has the following:

• A terminal emulator
• An internet connection

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Kimai on your Manjaro system:

1. Install PHP and Apache web server. Open the terminal and type the following command:

   sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb
   

2. Start and enable the Apache web server:

   sudo systemctl start httpd
   sudo systemctl enable httpd
   

3. Install the database server:

   sudo pacman -S mariadb
   

4. Start and enable the database server:

   sudo systemctl start mariadb
   sudo systemctl enable mariadb
   

5. Install Git to clone Kimai's source code:

   sudo pacman -S git
   

6. Clone the Kimai source code from their official Github repository:

   git clone https://github.com/kimai/kimai2.git
   

7. Move the Kimai source code to the Apache web server's root directory:

   sudo mv kimai2 /srv/http/kimai2
   

8. Create a new database for Kimai:

   mysql -u root -p
   

   CREATE DATABASE kimai;
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kimai.* TO 'kimaiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   exit;
   

9. Navigate to the Kimai source code directory:

   cd /srv/http/kimai2
   

10. Install the required PHP modules:

sudo pacman -S php-intl php-gd php-curl php-mysql

11. Copy the example config file to create the actual config file:

cp .env.example .env

12. Modify the newly-created .env file to update the DB configuration:

nano .env

Update the following settings accordingly:

DATABASE_URL=mysql://kimaiuser:password@localhost/kimai

13. Install Kimai's dependencies using Composer:

sudo pacman -S composer
composer install

14. Generate a new secret:

php bin/console kimai:secret:generate

15. Create the database schema:

php bin/console doctrine:schema:create

16. Modify permissions to allow the web server to write to the cache and logs directories:

sudo chgrp http /srv/http/kimai2/var/cache /srv/http/kimai2/var/log
sudo chmod g+rwx /srv/http/kimai2/var/cache /srv/http/kimai2/var/log

17. Restart the Apache web server:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Kimai on your Manjaro system. You can now visit http://localhost/kimai2 in your browser to access the Kimai time-tracking software.

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