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How to install Redmine on Ubuntu lucid server

Redmine Installation

  1. Install the LAMP stack
    $ sudo tasksel install lamp-server
  2. Install the required packages
    $ sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion llibmysqlclient15-dev libdigest-sha1-perl libgemplugin-ruby libgemplugin-ruby1.8 libruby-extras libruby1.8-extras rails rake ruby rubygems rubygems1.8 ruby1.8-dev libopenssl-ruby1.8
  3. Install the required Ruby gems
    $ sudo gem install rails -v=2.3.11 --no-ri --no-rdoc
$ sudo gem install rake -v=0.8.7 --no-ri --no-rdoc
$ sudo gem uninstall rake -v=0.9.2 
$ sudo gem install i18n -v=0.4.2 --no-ri --no-rdoc
$ sudo gem install mysql --no-ri --no-rdoc
  4. Download Redmine into /user/share/redmine directory
    $ sudo svn co http://redmine.rubyforge.org/svn/branches/1.2-stable /usr/share/redmine
  5. Create an empty MySQL database and accompanying user named redmine for example.
    $ mysql -u root -p
(enter the mysql root user password)
> create database redmine character set utf8;
> create user 'redmine'@'localhost' identified by '[password]';
> grant all privileges on redmine.* to 'redmine'@'localhost' identified by '[password]';
> exit
  6. Copy config/database.yml.example to config/database.yml and edit this file in order to configure your database settings for "production" environment.
    $ sudo cp /usr/share/redmine/config/database.yml.example /usr/share/redmine/config/database.yml

$ sudo nano /usr/share/redmine/config/database.yml

Modify to the following and save (ctrl+x)

production:
  adapter: mysql
  socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
  database: redmine
  host: localhost
  username: redmine
  password: [password]
  encoding: utf8
  7. Generate a session store secret.
    $ cd /usr/share/redmine

$ sudo rake generate_session_store
  8. Create the database structure, by running the following command under the application root directory:
    $ cd /usr/share/redmine

$ sudo rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV="production"
  9. Insert default configuration data in database, by running the following command:
    $ sudo RAILS_ENV=production rake redmine:load_default_data
  10. Setting up permissions
    $ cd /usr/share/redmine
$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data files log tmp public/plugin_assets
$ sudo chmod -R 755 files log tmp public/plugin_assets
  11. Test using the webrick web server
    $ cd /usr/share/redmine

$ ruby script/server webrick -e production

Point your web browser at http://[my server ip]:3000

You should now see the application welcome page.

Apache Integration

  1. Install the required packages
    $ sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-passenger
  2. Add a symbolic link to the public redmine web directory
    $ sudo ln -s /usr/share/redmine/public /var/www/redmine
  3. Configure Passanger to run as www-data
    $ sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-available/passenger.conf

Add the follow line and save (ctrl+x)

PassengerDefaultUser www-data
  4. Create a new Apache site file
     
$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/redmine

    Add the following lines and save (ctrl+x)
    <VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
        DocumentRoot /var/www
        ServerName myservername

        RewriteEngine on
        RewriteRule   ^/$  /redmine  [R]

        <Directory /var/www/redmine>
                RailsBaseURI /redmine
                PassengerResolveSymlinksInDocumentRoot on
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log

        # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
        # alert, emerg.
        LogLevel warn

        CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

    For SSL add the following text instead
    <VirtualHost *:443>
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
        DocumentRoot /var/www
        ServerName myservername

        SSLEngine On
        SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/redmine.pem

        RewriteEngine on
        RewriteRule   ^/$  /redmine  [R]

        <Directory /var/www/redmine>
                RailsBaseURI /redmine
                PassengerResolveSymlinksInDocumentRoot on
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log

        # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
        # alert, emerg.
        LogLevel warn

        CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
  5. Enable the Redmine website
    $ sudo a2dissite default
$ sudo a2ensite redmine
  6. Enable the Passenger and Rewite modules and restart Apache
     
$ sudo a2enmod passenger
$ sudo a2enmod rewrite
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
  7. Test the setup
    Open up your favorite web browser and goto

http://[my site or ip]/redmine

Mercurial Integration

  1. Install the latest Mercurial release 
    $ sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mercurial-ppa/releases
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mercurial libapache-dbi-perl libapache2-mod-perl2
  2. Create the hg web directory
    $ sudo mkdir -p /var/www/hg/repos
  3. Create the web cgi script file
    $ sudo nano /var/www/hg/hgwebdir.cgi

Add the following and save

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
from mercurial import demandimport; demandimport.enable()
from mercurial.hgweb.hgwebdir_mod import hgwebdir
import mercurial.hgweb.wsgicgi as wsgicgi
application = hgwebdir('hgweb.config')
wsgicgi.launch(application)
  4. Create the cgi web config file 
    $ sudo nano /var/www/hg/hgweb.config

Add the following and save

[paths]
/=/var/www/hg/repos/**

[web]
allow_push = *
push_ssl = false
allowbz2 = yes
allowgz = yes
allowzip = yes
  5. Setup permissions
    $ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/hg
$ sudo chmod gu+x /var/www/hg/hgwebdir.cgi
  6. Create a Apache config file
    $ sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/hg.config

Add the following and save

PerlLoadModule Apache::Redmine
ScriptAlias /hg  "/var/www/hg/hgwebdir.cgi" 
<Location /hg  >
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Mercurial" 
    Require valid-user

    #Redmine auth
    PerlAccessHandler Apache::Authn::Redmine::access_handler
    PerlAuthenHandler Apache::Authn::Redmine::authen_handler
    RedmineDSN "DBI:mysql:database=redmine;host=localhost" 
    RedmineDbUser "redmine" 
    RedmineDbPass "password" 
</Location>
  7. Add a symbolic link to Redmine.pm
    $ sudo ln -s /usr/share/redmine/extra/svn/Redmine.pm /usr/lib/perl5/Apache/Redmine.pm
$ sudo ln -s /usr/share/redmine/extra/svn/Redmine.pm /usr/lib/perl5/Apache2/Redmine.pm
  8. Enable the required Apache modules and restart Apache
    $ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
  9. Create a new test repository and project in Redmine
    $ sudo hg init /var/www/hg/repos/test
$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/hg/repos/test

Create a new project with and identifier 'test'

In the project Settings > Repository set
SCM: Mercurial
Path to repository: /var/www/hg/repos/test
Press the 'Create' button

Goto to the Repository tab of the test project
  10. View the test repository in the web browser 
    > http://[my site name]/hg/test

Subversion Integration

  1. Install the latest Mercurial release 
    $ sudo apt-get install subversion libapache2-svn libapache-dbi-perl libapache2-mod-perl2
  2. Create the svn repository directory
    $ sudo mkdir /var/www/svn
  3. Setup permissions
    $ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/svn
  4. Add a symbolic link to Redmine.pm
    $ sudo ln -s /usr/share/redmine/extra/svn/Redmine.pm /usr/lib/perl5/Apache/Redmine.pm
$ sudo ln -s /usr/share/redmine/extra/svn/Redmine.pm /usr/lib/perl5/Apache2/Redmine.pm
  5. Create a Apache config file
    $ sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/svn.config

    Add the following and save
       PerlLoadModule Apache::Redmine
   <Location /svn>
     DAV svn
     SVNParentPath "/var/www/svn" 
     Order deny,allow
     Deny from all
     Satisfy any

     PerlAccessHandler Apache::Authn::Redmine::access_handler
     PerlAuthenHandler Apache::Authn::Redmine::authen_handler
     AuthType Basic
     AuthName "Redmine Subversion Repository" 

     #read-only access    
     <Limit GET PROPFIND OPTIONS REPORT>
        Require valid-user
        Allow from 127.0.0.1
        # Allow from another-ip
         Satisfy any
     </Limit>
     # write access
     <LimitExcept GET PROPFIND OPTIONS REPORT>
       Require valid-user
     </LimitExcept>

     ## for mysql
     RedmineDSN "DBI:mysql:database=redmine;host=localhost" 
     RedmineDbUser "redmine" 
     RedmineDbPass "password" 
  </Location>
  6. Enable the required Apache modules and restart Apache
    $ sudo a2enmod dav_svn
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
  7. Create a new test repository
    $ sudo svn create /var/www/svn/test
$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/svn/test

Email Integration

  1. Install and configure Sendmail
    $ sudo apt-get install sendmail
$ sudo sendmailconfig

(Answer Yes to all questions which you will be asked)
  2. Update the Redmine configuration file
    $ sudo nano /usr/share/redmine/config/configuration.yml

Add the following text and save

 production:
   email_delivery:
     delivery_method: :sendmail

Updated by Dimitry Profus over 13 years ago · 22 revisions