How to Install Leantime on macOS

Leantime is an open-source project management system that helps you manage your projects efficiently. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Leantime on your macOS device.

Prerequisites

Before we dive into the installation process, you need to make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

• macOS operating system: It is recommended to use version 10.13 or higher.
• Homebrew: Homebrew is a package manager for macOS. If you don't have it installed already, follow the instruction given on the official website to install it.
• PHP: Leantime requires PHP version 7.3 or higher. You can install PHP using Homebrew with the following command:

brew install php

• Composer: Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. You can install Composer using Homebrew with the following command:

brew install composer

• MySQL: Leantime uses MySQL or MariaDB as its database. You can install MySQL using Homebrew with the following command:

brew install mysql

Installation

Once you have met all the prerequisites, follow the below steps to install Leantime:

1. Download the latest version of Leantime from the official website: https://leantime.io/

2. Extract the downloaded file to a directory of your choice.

3. Open the terminal on your macOS device and navigate to the Leantime directory.

cd /path/to/leantime

4. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

composer install

5. Create a new database in MySQL.

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE leantime;

6. Copy the .env.example file to .env and update the database connection details.

cp .env.example .env

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=leantime
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

7. Generate an application key.

php artisan key:generate

8. Run database migration to create the necessary tables in the database.

php artisan migrate

9. Start the Leantime server with the following command:

php artisan serve

10. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8000 to access the Leantime installation page.

11. Follow the instructions on the installation page to set up your Leantime account and start using the project management system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Leantime on macOS. Now you can streamline your project management process with Leantime.

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