Tutorial: Installing Taiga on Windows 10

Introduction

Taiga is a project management tool designed for agile teams. To install it on Windows 10, you need to follow the steps outlined below.

Prerequisites

Before you begin installing Taiga, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Windows 10 operating system
• Git is installed
• Node.js is installed
• PostgreSQL is installed

Steps

Step 1: Clone the Taiga repository

You can get the latest version of Taiga by cloning its repository from GitHub. Open a command prompt or Git Bash and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-front-dist.git

This will download the Taiga source code to your local machine.

Step 2: Install Taiga dependencies

Navigate to the cloned Taiga directory by running the following command:

cd taiga-front-dist

Next, install Taiga's dependencies by running:

npm install

This will install all the necessary packages required by Taiga.

Step 3: Build Taiga

Build Taiga by running:

npm run build

This will create a dist folder in the Taiga directory.

Step 4: Configure Taiga settings

Copy example.env to .env by running the following command:

cp example.env .env

Next, open .env file in a text editor and fill in the required environment variables. Set API_SCHEME=http and API_DOMAIN=localhost.

Step 5: Install Taiga-backend

Clone the Taiga-backend repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-back.git

Install the dependencies:

cd taiga-back
npm install

Step 6: Configure Taiga-backend settings

Copy python-settings.docker.example.env to python-settings.docker.env by running:

cp python-settings.docker.example.env python-settings.docker.env

Open python-settings.docker.env in a text editor and set the following values:

PUBLIC_REGISTER_ENABLED=True
API_SCHEME=http
API_DOMAIN=localhost

Step 7: Start Taiga-backend

Run the following command to start the Taiga-backend:

docker-compose up

Step 8: Start Taiga-frontend

Open a new command prompt or Git Bash and navigate to the taiga-front-dist directory. Run the following command to start the Taiga-frontend:

npm start

Taiga should now be running on localhost:9001. Open your browser and navigate to that address to access Taiga.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the steps required to install Taiga on Windows 10. By following these steps, you should now be able to run and use Taiga for your agile team management.

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