How to install Roundup Issue Tracker on macOS

In this tutorial, we will be guiding you on how to install Roundup Issue Tracker on a macOS operating system. Roundup Issue Tracker is a simple and effective solution for tracking issues and bugs in software development.

Prerequisites

Before we start installing Roundup Issue Tracker, ensure that you have the following installed on your machine:

• Python (version 3.5 or above)
• pip (Python package installer)
• git (distributed version control system)

Installation

Follow the below steps to install Roundup Issue Tracker:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS.
2. Clone the repository using git command:

git clone https://github.com/roundup-tracker/roundup.git

This will create a directory named 'roundup' with all the required files.

3. Change the directory to 'roundup':

cd roundup

4. Use the pip installer to install the dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Create a 'config.ini' file:

cp etc/roundup.ini.sample config.ini

6. Edit the 'config.ini' file as per your requirements. Some of the fields that need to be filled are:

[tracker]
web_access = on
admin_email = your-email@example.com
incoming_email = your-email@example.com

7. Install the application:

python setup.py install

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Roundup Issue Tracker on your macOS machine.

Creating an Admin User

To create an admin user, run the following command:

$LOCAL/bin/roundup-admin $INSTDIR/my-tracker create admin

Replace $LOCAL with the path to your Python bin directory and $INSTDIR/my-tracker with the directory where you have installed Roundup Issue Tracker.

You will be prompted to enter the admin user's password.

Running the Application

Now you can run the application by using the following command:

$LOCAL/bin/roundup-server $INSTDIR/my-tracker

Open a browser and navigate to http://localhost:8912/ to access the application.

Conclusion

With this tutorial, you should now have a fully functional installation of Roundup Issue Tracker on your macOS machine. You can now use it for your software development needs and effectively manage your bug tracking.

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