How to Install Focalboard on Windows 10

Focalboard is an open-source productivity and team management tool that helps users to organize tasks, notes, and files for individuals or teams. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Focalboard on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before installing Focalboard, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1607 or later.
• A web server of your choice installed on your system (e.g. Apache, Nginx)

Step 1: Download and Extract Focalboard

1. Go to the Focalboard website (https://www.focalboard.com/) and click on the "Download" button located on the top right-hand side of the page.

2. Select the relevant version for Windows and wait for the download to complete.

3. Once downloaded, extract the ZIP file to a folder of your choice.

Step 2: Configure the Focalboard Server

1. Open the folder where you extracted Focalboard, and navigate to the server subdirectory.

2. Rename the config.json.example file to config.json.

3. Open the config.json file with a text editor.

4. Edit the file and change the values to match your environment:

• Set ServerURL to the URL of the Focalboard server. For example, http://localhost:8000
• Set LogLevel to the desired level of logging verbosity (e.g. Debug, Info, Warning, Error)
• Set DatabasePath to the path of the SQLite database file. For example, "database.sqlite"
• Set Port to the desired port number for the server to run on. For example, 8000

5. Once done, save the config.json file.

Step 3: Run Focalboard

1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the server folder of your Focalboard installation.

2. Run the following command to start the Focalboard server:

.\focalboard.exe

3. If everything is configured correctly, you should see output similar to the following:

+main.main (server.go:128)  INFO: Starting server @ 192.168.1.100:8000

4. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8000/ to access the Focalboard web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure Focalboard on Windows 10. With Focalboard, you can boost your productivity by organizing your tasks, notes, and files in a simple and efficient way.

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