Kimai is an open source time-tracking software for managing time-records and jobs/tasks. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Kimai on OpenBSD.
Before proceeding with the installation process, you should have:
Kimai requires PHP and a web server (preferably Apache) to run. We need to install the required packages before installing Kimai.
$ doas pkg_add apache
$ doas pkg_add php php-pdo php-mbstring php-zip
Kimai requires a database. We will be using MariaDB for our purpose. Install it using the following command:
$ doas pkg_add mariadb-server
$ doas rcctl enable mysqld
$ doas rcctl start mysqld
Next, we will create a database and a user for Kimai to access the database.
$ mysql_secure_installation
# Follow the instructions to set a password for the database root user
$ mysql -u root -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE kimai_db;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kimai_db.* TO 'kimai_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> EXIT;
Now, we will download the latest Kimai release and extract it to the Apache document root directory.
$ doas ftp https://github.com/kevinpapst/kimai2/releases/download/1.11.5/kimai-2_1.11.5.zip
$ doas unzip kimai-2_1.11.5.zip -d /var/www/htdocs
We need to configure Apache to serve Kimai. Create a new configuration file /etc/httpd/conf.d/kimai.conf
and add the following code.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your-domain.tld
DocumentRoot /var/www/htdocs/kimai/public
<Directory /var/www/htdocs/kimai/public>
AllowOverride None
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from All
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /public
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L]
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace your-domain.tld
with your domain name or IP address.
Restart the Apache service to apply the changes.
$ doas rcctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and visit http://your-domain.tld/setup
to start the Kimai setup wizard.
Follow the instructions and enter the database details that we have created earlier.
Upon successful installation, you can log in to Kimai using the credentials you have set during the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kimai on your OpenBSD machine.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!