How to Install Kanboard on macOS

Kanboard is an open-source project management software that allows you to organize your projects and tasks efficiently. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Kanboard on your macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing Kanboard on your macOS, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:

• Homebrew: It is a package manager for macOS.
• PHP: The version required is PHP 7.3 or higher, with extensions for JSON, session, and mbstring.
• MySQL: It is a popular open-source relational database management system.
• Apache: It is an open-source Web server.

Step 1: Install Homebrew

To install Homebrew, follow these steps:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS.
2. Paste the following command into the Terminal:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

3. Press Enter and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the installation.

Step 2: Install PHP

To install PHP, follow these steps:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS.
2. Type the following command to install PHP 7.4 with extensions:

brew install php@7.4 nodenv

3. Press Enter and wait for the installation to complete.

Step 3: Install MySQL

To install MySQL, follow these steps:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS.
2. Type the following command to install MySQL:

brew install mysql

3. Press Enter and wait for the installation to complete.

Step 4: Install Apache

To install Apache, follow these steps:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS.
2. Type the following command to install Apache:

brew install httpd

3. Press Enter and wait for the installation to complete.

Step 5: Install Kanboard

To install Kanboard, follow these steps:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS.
2. Type the following command to download the latest release of Kanboard:

curl -LO https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/archive/master.zip

3. Press Enter and wait for the download to complete.
4. Type the following command to extract the Kanboard zip file:

unzip master.zip

5. Press Enter and wait for the extraction to complete.
6. Rename the extracted directory to kanboard:

mv kanboard-master kanboard

7. Move the Kanboard directory to the Apache DocumentRoot directory:

mv kanboard /usr/local/var/www/

8. Set the correct permissions to the Kanboard directory:

chmod -R 775 /usr/local/var/www/kanboard

9. Create a new virtual host for Kanboard by running the following command:

sudo nano /usr/local/etc/httpd/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

10. Add the following lines to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/usr/local/var/www/kanboard"
    ServerName kanboard.local
    <Directory "/usr/local/var/www/kanboard">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

11. Save the file and exit the text editor.
12. Add an entry to the hosts file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/hosts

13. Add the following line to the end of the file:

127.0.0.1 kanboard.local

14. Save the file and exit the text editor.
15. Restart Apache by running the following command:

sudo apachectl restart

16. Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://kanboard.local

17. You should now see the Kanboard installation page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kanboard on your macOS. You can now start using Kanboard to manage your projects and tasks.

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