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h1. How to Install Redmine on Debian 9 (Stretch)
I was having some trouble installing redmine because I am not an experienced Debian administrator! I used the talking points in several other guides and some googling to get these instructions together.
1. Install the pre-requisites for redmine and all its packages.
> apt install gcc build-essential zlib1g zlib1g-dev zlibc ruby-zip libssl-dev libyaml-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev ruby gem libapache2-mod-passenger apache2 apache2-dev libapr1-dev libxslt1-dev checkinstall libxml2-dev ruby-dev vim libmagickwand-dev imagemagick sudo rails
>
2. Install your database of choice.
> apt install postgresql
3. If installing postgres, install dev. Use the version number installed in the previous step.
> apt install postgresql-server-dev-* (See version in step 2 during install)
4. Choose a directory where to install redmine. I used /opt. You can use wherever you like, but you will need to update the following steps as necessary based on your desired install location.
Install redmine in /opt
> cd /opt
> mkdir redmine
> cd redmine
Get redmine - use the download page and review the functionality that you need to determine the right version for you. I wanted DMSF, which is not yet compatible with the latest version. If in doubt, check it out!
> wget http://www.redmine.org/releases/redmine-3.3.4.tar.gz
Unpack
> tar xzf ./redmine-3.3.4.tar.gz
5. Login as the default postgres user and create a new role and database. Use your own password )).
> sudo -u postgres psql postgres
> CREATE ROLE redmine LOGIN ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'your_password' NOINHERIT VALID UNTIL 'infinity';
> CREATE DATABASE redmine WITH ENCODING='UTF8' OWNER=redmine;
then press CTRL-D to escape the shell.
edit /etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_hba.conf and set postgres to trust :
> "local all postgres trust “
> sudo service postgresql reload
6. Create the /opt/redmine/redmine-3.3.4/config/database.yml file with the following contents…
> production:
> > adapter: postgresql
> > database: redmine
> > host: localhost
> > username: redmine
> > password: your_password
>
Note that the spacing is important in this file! under the “Production” line, each other line must be indented by two spaces, not tabs. Replace your_password with the password specified above. Seriously, don’t use your_password…. Remeber to save!
7. Next, set up the database schema and load the initial database.
> bundle exec rake generate_secret_token
> RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate
> RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake redmine:load_default_data
8.Do a quick test to verify that redmine is working using webrick.
> bundle exec ruby /usr/bin/rails server -b your_ip webrick -e production
And try to connect via browser to your ip:3000. Webrick is not for production systems. It is a good way to check things before getting started with Apache, though.
9. Next, let’s set up Apache.
> cd /opt/
> sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/redmine
> cd /opt/redmine/redmine-3.3.4
> sudo chmod -R 755 files log tmp public/plugin_assets
> sudo chown www-data:www-data Gemfile.lock
9.1 Create a symbolic link which points from the working directory of apache to the redmine public folder…
> sudo ln -s /opt/redmine/redmine-3.3.4/public/ /var/www/html/redmine
9.2 Need to create a new vhost configuration…
> sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/master.conf
and paste in….
> <VirtualHost *:80>
>
> ServerAdmin admin@example.com
> Servername hostname
> DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
>
> <Location /redmine>
> RailsEnv production
> RackBaseURI /redmine
> Options -MultiViews
> </Location>
>
> </VirtualHost>
Then, run….
> sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
> sudo a2ensite master.conf
9.3 add this line to /etc/apache2/mods-available/passenger.conf…. in the body of the document- not just the 1st line.
> PassengerUser www-data
run…
> sudo service apache2 restart
10. Open your browser and navigate to: http://your-ip-address/redmine
And hopefully, you're up and running.