How to Install Kanbana on Ubuntu Server Latest

Kanbana is an open-source project management tool that is designed using the Kanban methodology. It allows you to easily manage projects, tasks, and workflows. It is built using Node.js and MongoDB, which means that you need to have them installed on your Linux machine before setting up Kanbana. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kanbana on Ubuntu Server Latest. So, let's get started.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure you have the following requirements:

• A server running Ubuntu 20.x or later.
• A non-root user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Node.js on Ubuntu Server

The first step is to install Node.js on your server. To install Node.js, follow these steps:

1. Connect to your server via SSH using the non-root user.

2. Update the package index and upgrade the packages to the latest versions.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

3. Install Node.js by running the following command.

sudo apt install nodejs

4. Verify that Node.js is installed by checking its version.

node -v

5. Also, install npm by running the following command.

sudo apt install npm

Step 2: Install MongoDB on Ubuntu Server

Next, we need to install MongoDB on our Ubuntu Server. Follow these steps:

1. Add the MongoDB repository GPG key.

wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | sudo apt-key add -

2. Add the MongoDB repository to the APT sources.

echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu focal/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list

3. Update the package index.

sudo apt update

4. Install MongoDB.

sudo apt install mongodb-org

5. Start the MongoDB service and enable it to start automatically on system boot.

sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl enable mongod

6. Verify that MongoDB is running.

sudo systemctl status mongod

Step 3: Download and Configure Kanbana

Now, we will download and configure Kanbana. Follow these steps:

1. Create a new directory for Kanbana.

mkdir kanbana
cd kanbana

2. Download Kanbana from the Github repository.

git clone https://github.com/SrGMC/kanbana.git

3. Install the dependencies.

npm install

4. Create a configuration file.

nano config.js

5. Enter the following configurations in the file.

module.exports = {
    PORT: 3000,
    DB_URL: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/kanbana',
    SESSION_SECRET: 'kanbana-secret',
    GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: '<your-google-client-id>',
    GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET: '<your-google-client-secret>',
    GITHUB_CLIENT_ID: '<your-github-client-id>',
    GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET: '<your-github-client-secret>'
};

6. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Run Kanbana on Ubuntu Server

Finally, we can start Kanbana by following these steps:

1. Open a new terminal window and navigate to the Kanbana directory.

cd ~/kanbana

2. Start the Kanbana server.

npm start

3. Access Kanbana through your web browser on port 3000. (http://localhost:3000)

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Kanbana on Ubuntu Server Latest. We started by installing Node.js and MongoDB, then downloaded and configured Kanbana, and finally ran the Kanbana server. Now, you can start exploring Kanbana and use it to manage your projects and tasks.

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