How to Install Kimai on EndeavourOS Latest

Kimai is a web-based open-source application that allows you to track time easily. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kimai on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have the following:

• A running instance of EndeavourOS Latest
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• A webserver and PHP installed on your system

Step 1: Update your system

To ensure that your system is up-to-date, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Git

Git is required to clone the Kimai repository. To install Git, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git

Step 3: Install Kimai

To install Kimai, navigate to your webserver's document root (typically /var/www/html) and clone the Kimai repository using Git:

cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/kimai/kimai2.git

Change the ownership of the Kimai directory to the web server user:

sudo chown -R http:http kimai2

Step 4: Create a database and user for Kimai

Kimai requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. To create a database, log in to your MySQL or MariaDB server:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE kimai;
CREATE USER 'kimaiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'kimai_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kimai.* TO 'kimaiuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 5: Configure Kimai

Navigate to the Kimai installation directory:

cd /var/www/html/kimai2

Make a copy of the .env.dist file:

cp .env.dist .env

Open the .env file in a text editor:

nano .env

Change the database settings to match the database and user you created in Step 4:

DATABASE_URL=mysql://kimaiuser:kimai_password@localhost/kimai

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Install Kimai dependencies

Kimai requires several dependencies to function correctly. To install these dependencies, run the following commands:

sudo pacman -S php-gd php-intl php-pdo_mysql php-sodium php-xml

Step 7: Enable the required PHP extensions

Kimai requires several PHP extensions to function correctly. To enable these extensions, edit the php.ini file:

sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini

Uncomment the following extensions:

extension=gd
extension=intl
extension=pdo_mysql
extension=sodium
extension=xml

Save and close the file.

Step 8: Restart your webserver

To make sure your webserver is using the new PHP configuration, restart it:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 9: Access Kimai

Navigate to http://localhost/kimai2 in your web browser. You should see the Kimai login screen. Log in with the default user account (admin, password: changeme) to access the Kimai dashboard.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Kimai on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start tracking your time with Kimai by creating new projects and tasks.