Kimai is a free and open-source time-tracking solution that records time spent on tasks and projects. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kimai on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before starting the installation process, ensure that:
Kimai requires PHP 7.3 or higher. By default, Ubuntu Server’s repository only provides PHP 7.2. To install PHP 7.3, we'll add a third-party PPA repository.
Run the following commands to add the repository:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common -y
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
You should now see the following output:
Output:
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpdzpjbmnk/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpdzpjbmnk/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/php.gpg' created
gpg: key FDE2A1DBE23314F24FB2DBBDBC79C324596CA751: public key "Launchpad PPA for Ondřej Surý" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
After adding the PPA, run the following command to install PHP 7.3:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php7.3 php7.3-common php7.3-cli php7.3-fpm -y
Kimai is a web-based application that requires a web server. In this tutorial, we'll use Apache as our web server.
Run the following command to install Apache:
sudo apt-get install apache2 -y
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y
Once the installation is complete, run the following command to secure your MariaDB installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
To connect to MariaDB, you can run the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
To create a new database and user, follow the steps below:
Run the following command to log in to MariaDB:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database for Kimai:
CREATE DATABASE kimai;
Create a new user for Kimai and grant privileges to the newly created database:
GRANT ALL ON kimai.* TO 'kimaiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace kimaiuser and password with your desired username and password.
Flush the privileges so that changes take effect:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
To download and install Kimai, follow the steps below:
Move to the /var/www/html directory:
cd /var/www/html
Download the latest version of Kimai using the wget command:
sudo wget https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/download/1.14.3/kimai-1.14.3.zip
Unzip the downloaded file:
sudo apt-get install unzip -y
sudo unzip kimai-1.14.3.zip
Rename the Kimai directory:
sudo mv kimai-1.14.3 kimai
Set the ownership and permissions:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/kimai
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/kimai
To configure Apache for Kimai, follow the steps below:
Create a new Apache Configuration file for Kimai:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/kimai.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain_or_IP_address
ServerAlias www.your_domain_or_IP_address
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/kimai
<Directory /var/www/html/kimai>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace your_domain_or_IP_address with either your domain name or IP address.
Enable the new configuration file:
sudo a2ensite kimai.conf
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
After completing all the steps, you can now access your Kimai installation by opening a web browser and navigating to http://your_domain_or_IP_address/kimai.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kimai on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now track your time and improve your project management.
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