How to Install Taiga on OpenBSD

Taiga is a popular project management tool that helps developers and project managers to manage their work more efficiently. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Taiga on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD machine with root access.
• Internet connection.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Taiga on OpenBSD, we need to install some of its dependencies. Run the following command to install them:

$ doas pkg_add python-3.8.10 py3-pip py3-virtualenv gcc git postgresql-server postgresql-client

Step 2: Clone Taiga from GitHub

Now, we have to clone the Taiga repository from the GitHub repository. To do that, run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-back.git taiga
$ cd taiga
$ git checkout stable

Step 3: Create PostgreSQL Database

We will now create a PostgreSQL database for Taiga by running the following commands:

$ su - postgres
$ createdb taiga
$ psql -d taiga
taiga=> CREATE USER taiga WITH PASSWORD 'taiga_password';
taiga=> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE taiga to taiga;
taiga=> \q
$ exit

Step 4: Install Python Packages

Next, we will install the required Python packages using the pip package manager. Run the following commands to install them:

$ virtualenv -p python3 taiga-env
$ source taiga-env/bin/activate
(taiga-env)$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Configure Taiga Settings

We will now configure some settings for Taiga by copying the example file and updating it with our own settings:

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

Update the following settings according to your PostgreSQL configuration:

# PostgreSQL database configuration
DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
         'NAME': 'taiga',
         'USER': 'taiga',
         'PASSWORD': 'taiga_password',
         'HOST': 'localhost',
         'PORT': '',
     }
}

Step 6: Run Migrations

Now, it's time to run the database migrations by executing the following command:

(taiga-env)$ python3 manage.py migrate --noinput

Step 7: Create Superuser

After completing the previous step, we will create a superuser account to access Taiga's admin panel. Run the following command:

(taiga-env)$ python3 manage.py createsuperuser

Step 8: Start Taiga

Finally, we are ready to start Taiga by running the following command:

(taiga-env)$ python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

Step 9: Access Taiga

Taiga is now running and can be accessed using a web browser. Open your browser and navigate to:

http://<OpenBSD_IP_Address>:8000/

You should now see the Taiga login page. Login using the superuser account that you created in Step 7.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Taiga on OpenBSD.

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