Redmine is a popular open-source project management tool that can be used for issue tracking, time tracking, and collaboration. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Redmine on Ubuntu Server.
Before getting started with the installation, there are a few prerequisites that you should meet.
The first step in the installation process is to update Ubuntu packages using the apt package manager. Run the following commands to update:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade
To run Redmine on Ubuntu, we need to install some dependencies first. Run the following commands to install:
$ sudo apt install build-essential zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline6-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev software-properties-common libffi-dev ruby-dev libapache2-mod-passenger git
The recommended way to install Ruby is using RVM (Ruby Version Manager). Run the following commands to install it:
$ sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:rael-gc/rvm
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rvm
$ source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
$ rvm install 2.7.2
$ rvm use 2.7.2 --default
Download the latest version of Redmine from the official website. Unzip it in the /opt/ directory using the following commands:
$ wget https://www.redmine.org/releases/redmine-4.2.0.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzvf redmine-4.2.0.tar.gz -C /opt/
Redmine has some dependencies that need to be installed. Run the following commands to install them:
$ cd /opt/redmine-4.2.0
$ gem install bundler
$ bundle install --without development test
To use Redmine, we need to create a database and a user for it. Run the following commands to create a database:
$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
mysql> create database redmine character set utf8;
mysql> create user 'redmine'@'localhost' identified by 'your_password';
mysql> grant all privileges on redmine.* to 'redmine'@'localhost';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> exit
Replace "your_password" with a strong password of your choice.
Next, we need to configure the Redmine database. Copy the sample configuration file and edit it as follows:
$ cp /opt/redmine-4.2.0/config/database.yml.example /opt/redmine-4.2.0/config/database.yml
$ nano /opt/redmine-4.2.0/config/database.yml
production:
adapter: mysql2
database: redmine
host: localhost
username: redmine
password: "your_password"
encoding: utf8mb4
Save and exit the file, replacing "your_password" with the password you set in Step 6.
In this step, we will configure Redmine to use Apache. Copy the sample Apache configuration file and edit it as follows:
$ cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
$ sudo cp /opt/redmine-4.2.0/config/examples/apache.conf.redmine.example /etc/apache2/sites-available/redmine.conf
$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/redmine.conf
Make the following changes in the file:
LoadModule passenger_module /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/phusion_passenger/locations.ini
<IfModule mod_passenger.c>
PassengerRoot /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/phusion_passenger/locations.ini
PassengerDefaultRuby /usr/bin/ruby
</IfModule>
DocumentRoot /opt/redmine-4.2.0/public
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/redmine_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/redmine_access.log combined
<Directory "/opt/redmine-4.2.0/public">
Require all granted
AllowOverride all
Options -MultiViews
</Directory>
Save and exit the file.
Run the following commands to enable the Redmine Apache configuration:
$ sudo a2enmod passenger
$ sudo a2ensite redmine.conf
To apply the configuration changes, restart Apache2 using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2
Your Redmine installation is now complete. Access it by visiting http://yourdomain.com, where "yourdomain.com" is your server's domain name.
You will be prompted to create an administrator account. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your Redmine project.
Installing Redmine on Ubuntu can be a bit tricky, but if you follow the steps above carefully, you should be able to get it up and running in no time. Enjoy your new project management tool!
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