How to Install Redmine on OpenSUSE Latest

Redmine is a free and open-source web-based project management software that helps you manage multiple projects from a single platform. If you want to install Redmine on OpenSUSE, here is a step-by-step tutorial:

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, please ensure that your server meets the following requirements:

• OpenSUSE Latest version
• Apache web server
• MySQL or PostgreSQL database server
• PHP version 5.6 or higher
• Ruby 2.2 or higher
• Git

Steps to install Redmine

1. Update the OpenSUSE package manager by running the following command:

   sudo zypper refresh
   

2. Install the Apache web server:

   sudo zypper install apache2
   

3. Install MySQL or PostgreSQL database server:

   For MySQL:

   sudo zypper install mysql mysql-client mysql-devel
   

   For PostgreSQL:

   sudo zypper install postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel
   

4. Install PHP and its required modules:

   sudo zypper install php7 php7-pdo php7-pgsql php7-mysql php7-gd php7-json php7-mbstring php7-curl php7-xml php7-zip php7-intl
   

5. Install Ruby:

   sudo zypper install ruby ruby-devel
   

6. Install the Bundler gem:

   sudo gem install bundler
   

7. Download the Redmine package from the official website:

   wget https://www.redmine.org/releases/redmine-4.1.1.tar.gz
   

8. Extract the downloaded package:

   tar -xzf redmine-4.1.1.tar.gz
   

9. Move the extracted Redmine directory to Apache's document root:

   sudo mv redmine-4.1.1 /srv/www/htdocs/redmine
   

10. Change the ownership of the Redmine directory to Apache user:

    sudo chown -R apache:apache /srv/www/htdocs/redmine
    

11. Go to the Redmine directory and install the required gems using Bundler:

    cd /srv/www/htdocs/redmine
    bundle install --without development test
    

12. Copy the database configuration file:

    cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
    

13. Edit the database configuration file and replace the default database name, username, and password:

    sudo nano config/database.yml
    

14. Create the database and its user:

    For MySQL:

    CREATE DATABASE redmine CHARACTER SET utf8mb4;
    CREATE USER 'redmine'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON redmine.* TO 'redmine'@'localhost';
    

    For PostgreSQL:

    CREATE DATABASE redmine WITH ENCODING='UTF8' LC_COLLATE='en_US.utf8' LC_CTYPE='en_US.utf8';
    CREATE USER redmine WITH PASSWORD 'password';
    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE redmine TO redmine;
    

15. Initialize the database:

    RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate
    

16. Generate the secret key:

    RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake generate_secret_token
    

17. Create the default administrator account:

    RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake redmine:load_default_data
    

18. Install and configure the Phusion Passenger module:

    sudo zypper install libapache2-mod-passenger
    

    sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/passenger.conf
    

    Add the following line:

    LoadModule passenger_module /usr/lib64/apache2/mod_passenger.so
    

19. Restart the Apache web server:

    sudo systemctl restart apache2
    

20. Access the Redmine web interface using your browser:

    http://your-server-ip-address/redmine
    

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Redmine on OpenSUSE latest. Now, you can start managing your projects using Redmine.

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