Phabricator is an open-source collection of web applications that helps software companies build better software. It includes applications for code review, repository hosting, bug tracking, project management, and more. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Phabricator on POP! OS Latest.
Before you start installing Phabricator, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
The first step is to install Apache, PHP, and MySQL on your system. You can install all of these using the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php mysql-server php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml -y
After the installation completes, verify that Apache and MySQL are running and enabled to start at boot time using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
Now it's time to download and install Phabricator. You can download the latest stable release from the official Phabricator website using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/phacility/phabricator.git /opt/phabricator
Once the clone operation completes, you need to change the ownership of the directory and its contents to the webserver user with the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/phabricator/
Phabricator needs to be configured to work with your environment. You can use the config script provided with Phabricator and answer a few questions along the way to complete the configuration process.
cd /opt/phabricator
sudo ./bin/config set mysql.host localhost
sudo ./bin/config set mysql.user {your_mysql_username}
sudo ./bin/config set mysql.pass '{your_mysql_password}'
sudo ./bin/config set mysql.port {your_mysql_port}
sudo ./bin/config set phabricator.base-uri 'http://{server_domain_name}/phabricator/'
Make sure to replace {your_mysql_username}, {your_mysql_password}, {your_mysql_port}, and {server_domain_name} with your desired configuration details.
Phabricator requires several PHP extensions to work correctly. You can use apt-get to install them with the following command:
sudo apt-get install libphutil-php libxhp-php libapache2-mod-php -y
Once you have completed all of the steps, you can restart Apache to make sure all changes take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can access Phabricator using its web UI by navigating to http://{server_domain_name}/phabricator/ in your web browser. You should see the Phabricator login screen, where you can either log in with an existing account or create a new one.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Phabricator on POP! OS Latest. Once you have installed Phabricator, you can use it to manage your software development lifecycle with ease. If you encounter any issues during the installation or configuration process, you can check the official Phabricator documentation for troubleshooting tips.
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