How to Install Taiga on POP! OS

In this tutorial, we will guide you to install Taiga on POP! OS. Taiga is a free and open-source project management software that can help you to manage your projects effectively. Whether you work solo or as part of a team, Taiga can provide you with useful tools to manage tasks, sprints, and backlogs.

Prerequisites

• A freshly installed and updated POP! OS system.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we start the installation process, we need to install some dependencies for Taiga to work correctly. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python-setuptools python-pip python-dev python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-venv

Step 2: Install Taiga

There are two ways you can install Taiga on POP! OS. You can install it from the package manager, or you can install it from the source. In this tutorial, we will go with the source installation.

1. Create a new directory for Taiga and clone the source code from the official repository:

   mkdir taiga && cd taiga
   git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-back.git taiga-back
   git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-front-dist.git taiga-front-dist
   

2. Create a virtual environment for Taiga and activate it:

   cd taiga-back
   python3 -m venv env
   source env/bin/activate
   

3. Install the required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Copy the sample configuration file and edit it:

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

   In the configuration file, change the following settings:

   DEBUG = False   # Set to True for development mode only
   SECRET_KEY = 'your_secret_key_here'
   

   Replace your_secret_key_here with a long random string of characters.

5. Initialize the database:

   python manage.py migrate --noinput
   python manage.py loaddata initial_user
   python manage.py loaddata initial_project_templates
   

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver
   

   Now, you can access the Taiga web interface by opening your browser and going to http://127.0.0.1:8000.

Step 3: Install Nginx

We recommend using Nginx as a reverse proxy for Taiga. To install Nginx, run the following command:

sudo apt install nginx

Step 4: Configure Nginx

1. Create a new server block for Taiga by creating a new configuration file:

   sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/taiga
   

2. Paste the following configuration into the file:

   upstream taiga {
     server 127.0.0.1:8000;
   }
   
   server {
     listen 80;
     server_name your-domain.com;
   
     access_log /var/log/nginx/taiga.access.log;
     error_log /var/log/nginx/taiga.error.log;
   
     location / {
       proxy_set_header Host $host;
       proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
       proxy_pass http://taiga;
       proxy_redirect off;
     }
   }
   

   Replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name.

3. Create a symbolic link to enable the new server block:

   sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/taiga /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/taiga
   

4. Test the Nginx configuration:

   sudo nginx -t
   

   If there are no errors, reload Nginx:

   sudo service nginx reload
   

   Now, you can access Taiga from your browser by going to your domain name.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Taiga on POP! OS.

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