ZenTao is a popular and open-source project management software tool that is designed to help teams manage and track software development projects. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install ZenTao on Ubuntu Server latest version.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
It is always recommended to update the server’s packages before installing any new software. Use the following command to update your Ubuntu Server:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
ZenTao requires a web server, a database server, and a server-side scripting language to run. We recommend installing the LAMP stack, which includes Apache web server, MySQL database server, and PHP.
To install the LAMP stack on Ubuntu, run the following command:
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-gd php-curl php-json php-zip php-xml php-mbstring -y
Once the installation is complete, start the required services using the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable apache2
sudo systemctl enable mysql
Now, create a new MySQL/MariaDB database for ZenTao. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
This will prompt you to enter the MySQL/MariaDB password for the root user. Once you enter it, run the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE zentao CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON zentao.* TO 'zentao'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Replace password with a strong password of your choice.
Download the latest version of ZenTao using the following command:
wget https://fastly.zentao.net/zenTaoPro.zip
Unzip the downloaded file using the following command:
unzip zenTaoPro.zip -d /var/www/html/
Change the ownership of the ZenTao directory to the Apache web server user:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/zenTaoP
Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for ZenTao using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/zentao.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/zenTaoP/www
ServerName example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/zenTaoP/www>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/zentao_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/zentao_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace admin@example.com and example.com with your email address and domain name, respectively.
Save the file and enable the new virtual host configuration using the following command:
sudo a2ensite zentao.conf
Restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and navigate to http://example.com/zenTaoP/www. Replace example.com with your domain name.
You will see the ZenTao installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ZenTao on Ubuntu Server. ZenTao is now ready for use, and you can start using it to manage your team’s software development projects.
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