HowTo Install Redmine using Debian package¶

A redmine debian package is available in squeeze, sid and lenny-backports
Featuring:

• automatic database configuration,
• multiple instances support.

The core package is redmine.
Three packages (redmine-*) provide correct dependencies for mysql, pgsql, sqlite.

Currently there is no plugins support, although it's on the way.

Installation details¶

Install the necessary packages¶

From root console:

apt-get install mysql
during mysql setup, provide a new root password for mysql

apt-get install redmine
during redmine install, select mysql database with local connection, set the admin password for redmine_default database

apt-get install libapache2-mod-passenger

Do some configuration¶

ln -s /usr/share/redmine/public /var/www/redmine
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/redmine
echo "RailsBaseURI /redmine" > /etc/apache2/sites-available/redmine
a2ensite redmine
/etc/init.d/apache2 reload
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Configure email smtp server¶

Copy from template:
cp /usr/share/doc/redmine/examples/email.yml.example /etc/redmine/default/mail.yml

Edit (remember to remove the # characters):
vi /etc/redmine/default/mail.yml

Run the browser¶

Open http://localhost/redmine

Log in as admin / admin