OpenProject is a web-based project management software that allows you to plan, track, and manage your projects efficiently. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenProject on Void Linux.
Before you proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing OpenProject, update your system packages to their latest versions using the following command:
xbps-install -Su
This command will update all installed packages and their dependencies to their latest versions.
OpenProject requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. Use the following command to install these dependencies:
xbps-install -y postgresql postgresql-contrib libpqxx-devel ruby ruby-devel zlib-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel git
Bundler is a Ruby dependency manager that is used to manage the dependencies for the OpenProject application. Use the following command to install Bundler:
gem install bundler
OpenProject is an open-source project management software, and its source code is available on GitHub. Use the following command to clone the OpenProject repository:
git clone https://github.com/opf/openproject-ce.git
After cloning the OpenProject repository, navigate to the cloned directory and run the following command to install OpenProject:
cd openproject-ce
bundle install --without development test
This will install all the required dependencies for OpenProject.
OpenProject uses PostgreSQL as its default database server. Create a new PostgreSQL database user and database for OpenProject. Use psql command to create a PostgreSQL user and database with the following command:
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE USER openproject WITH PASSWORD 'password';
CREATE DATABASE openproject_production WITH OWNER openproject;
\q
Note that you can replace 'password' with your desired password.
Copy the default configuration file .sample.env to .env, and edit the configuration file to suit your needs:
cp .env.sample .env
nano .env
Update the configuration values in .env, especially the following entries:
SECRET_KEY_BASE=
POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=openproject_production
POSTGRESQL_USERNAME=openproject
POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=password
# Uncomment the following line to make OpenProject accessible from the Internet
# HOSTNAME=yourdomain.com
After configuring OpenProject, run the following command to initialize the OpenProject database:
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate db:seed
This command will create and initialize the OpenProject database with the necessary tables and default data.
After initializing the database, start the OpenProject server using the following command:
rails server -e production
By default, OpenProject listens on port 3000. To access OpenProject from a web browser, open your web browser and navigate to http://server-ip-address:3000.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install OpenProject on Void Linux. You can now start using OpenProject to manage your projects efficiently.
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