Redmine is a project management tool that allows users to manage projects flexibly while offering robust tracking tools and an extensive library of plug-ins. This free and open source solution offers an alternative to paid project management tools and includes support for wikis, forums, calendars, and data visualization tools.
This guide will show you how to install and set up Redmine on Ubuntu using a single shell script.
Install Redmine
What this script does:
- Install Apache Web server
- Install MySQL
- Install Redmine
sudo vim redmine.sh
Insert Below script in a redmine.sh file and save.
#!/bin/bash
#######################################
# Bash script to install a Redmine Project Management Tool in ubuntu
# Author: Subhash (serverkaka.com)
# Check if running as root
if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2
exit 1
fi
# Check port 80 is Free or Not
netstat -ln | grep ":80 " 2>&1 > /dev/null
if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
echo go ahead
else
echo Port 80 is allready used
exit 1
fi
# Ask value for mysql root password
read -p 'db_root_password [secretpasswd]: ' db_root_password
echo
# Update System
apt-get update
# Install Apache and mod-passenger
apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-passenger -y
# Install MySQL database server
export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
debconf-set-selections <<< "mysql-server mysql-server/root_password password $db_root_password"
debconf-set-selections <<< "mysql-server mysql-server/root_password_again password $db_root_password"
apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client -y
unset DEBIAN_FRONTEND
# Installing and configuring the Ubuntu Redmine package
apt-get install redmine redmine-mysql -y
# Install bundler gem
gem update
gem install bundler
# Configuring Apache
cd /etc/apache2/mods-available/
rm passenger.conf
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/serverkaka-pubic-file/redmine/passenger.conf
# create a symlink to connect Redmine into the web document space
ln -s /usr/share/redmine/public /var/www/html/redmine
# Configuring Apache
cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
rm 000-default.conf
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/serverkaka-pubic-file/redmine/000-default.conf
# Create and set the ownership of a Gemfile.lock file so that apache's www-data user can access it
touch /usr/share/redmine/Gemfile.lock
chown www-data:www-data /usr/share/redmine/Gemfile.lock
# Adjust the Firewall
ufw allow 80/tcp
# Restart Apache
service apache2 restart
# Set auto start tomcat as a system boot
sudo systemctl enable apache2
echo "Redmine is successfully installed. For Access Redmine Go to http://localhost/redmine/
Give execute permission to redmine.sh file
sudo chmod +x redmine.sh
Finally, now run the redmine.sh file
sudo ./redmine.sh
After successfully script execute, Go to a browser and hit http://localhost/redmine OR http://ip_address/redmine
For login press sign in button
When it asks for login and password provide default credentials. Your default login is admin and Password is also admin.
Now Redmine is ready to use.
Take Backup of Redmine
Take Backup of Redmine
Below script is take auto backup for Redmine files and database
#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/mysqldump -u root -p<password> redmine_default | gzip > /path/to/backups/redmine_db_`date +%y_%m_%d`.gz
rsync -a /var/lib/redmine/default/files /path/to/backups/files
Before run backup script, insert proper database password and Backup path.
Reference: https://github.com/SubhashPatel?tab=repositories
Reference: https://github.com/SubhashPatel?tab=repositories