How to Install Phabricator on Alpine Linux Latest

Phabricator is a set of web applications that help software companies build better software. It provides tools for code review, task management, project management, and communication. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Phabricator on Alpine Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• Root access

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, you need to install some packages needed by Phabricator. Run the following command to install them:

apk add git php7 php7-fpm php7-json php7-mysqli php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-phar php7-curl php7-zlib php7-dom php7-mbstring php7-iconv php7-xml

Step 2: Clone Phabricator Repository

Clone Phabricator repository from Github using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/phacility/phabricator.git /var/www/phabricator

Step 3: Configure Web Server

Phabricator requires a web server to serve its pages. In this tutorial, we will use Nginx. Install Nginx using the following command:

apk add nginx

Next, create a new configuration file for Nginx:

nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/phabricator.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name example.com; # Replace with your domain name

        location / {
                root /var/www/phabricator/webroot;
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
        }

        location /index.php {
                root /var/www/phabricator/webroot;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php-fpm.sock;
                fastcgi_index index.php;
                include fastcgi_params;
        }

        location /res {
                alias /var/www/phabricator/resources;
        }
}

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start the Web Server

Start Nginx and PHP-FPM using the following commands:

rc-update add nginx default
rc-update add php-fpm7 default
/etc/init.d/php-fpm7 start
/etc/init.d/nginx start

Step 5: Configure Phabricator

Phabricator needs to be configured before you can use it. Copy the configuration template file and edit it:

cd /var/www/phabricator
cp conf/local/local.json.example conf/local/local.json
nano conf/local/local.json

Edit the file with your own configuration values, such as database host, port, username, and password. You can also set up mail and SSL configuration if you want.

Step 6: Initialize Phabricator

Initialize Phabricator using the following command:

./bin/storage upgrade --force

This command will create the necessary database tables and schema for Phabricator.

Step 7: Access Phabricator

You can now access Phabricator by visiting your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Phabricator on Alpine Linux Latest. You installed the required packages, cloned the Phabricator repository, configured the web server, started the web server, configured Phabricator, and initialized Phabricator. You can now use Phabricator for code review, task management, project management, and communication.