How to Install Taiga on NetBSD

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To successfully install Taiga on your NetBSD system, you need to install the required software packages. Open your terminal and run the following command:

$ sudo pkgin install python39 py39-psycopg2 py39-virtualenv npm git

This command will install the essential dependencies required by Taiga.

Step 2: Clone Taiga Repository

You can clone Taiga repository with the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-back.git
$ git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-front-dist.git

Step 3: Install Taiga Backend

Before running Taiga, you need to install and configure its backend. Follow the below steps to install the backend:

• Open the cloned taiga-back directory and create a new virtual environment for Taiga by running the following command:

$ cd taiga-back
$ virtualenv -p python3 taiga
$ . taiga/bin/activate

• Next, you need to install Taiga dependencies:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
$ pip install -r requirements-postgresql.txt

• After installing the dependencies, it's time to configure the backend. Create a new local.py file in the taiga-back/settings directory:

$ cp settings/local.py.example settings/local.py

• Open the local.py file and configure your database settings:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'taiga',
        'USER': 'taiga_user',
        'PASSWORD': 'password',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '5432',
    }
}

• Migrate the database:

$ python manage.py migrate --noinput

• Create a new admin user:

$ python manage.py createsuperuser

• Run the backend server:

$ python manage.py runserver

Step 4: Install Taiga Frontend

You also need to install the Taiga frontend to get the full functionality of Taiga. Follow the below steps to install the frontend:

• Open the cloned taiga-front-dist directory:

$ cd ../taiga-front-dist

• Install Taiga dependencies:

$ npm install

• Once the installation is complete, build the frontend:

$ npm run build

Step 5: Accessing Taiga

You're almost done! Now you need to start both the backend and frontend servers to access Taiga.

• Open a new terminal window and navigate to the taiga-front-dist directory:

$ cd taiga-front-dist

• Start the frontend server:

$ python -m http.server 8000

• Now, go back to the previous terminal window and start the backend server if it's not already running:

$ cd ../taiga-back
$ source taiga/bin/activate
$ python manage.py runserver

• Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000. You will be redirected to the Taiga login page. Log in with the admin credentials you created earlier.

Congratulations! You've successfully installed Taiga on your NetBSD system. You can now use Taiga to manage your projects efficiently.

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