Redmine

h1. HowTo Install Redmine using Debian package

A redmine debian package is available in squeeze, sid and "lenny-backports":http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions

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.

h1. Installation details

h2. 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@

h2. 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@

h2. Configure email smtp server

Copy from template:

@cp /usr/share/doc/redmine/examples/email.yml.example /etc/redmine/default/mail.yml@

Edit (at the end, there are uncommented production / development blocks to be filled in):

@vi /etc/redmine/default/mail.yml@

h2. Run the browser

Open http://localhost/redmine

Log in as admin / admin