How to Install OpenProject on Fedora CoreOS Latest

OpenProject is a free open-source project management software that combines multiple features such as agile and traditional project management, issue tracking, and time management. Fedora CoreOS is a minimalistic OS designed to run containerized workloads securely and at scale.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OpenProject on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

  • A running instance of the latest version of Fedora CoreOS, you can refer to this guide if you don't have one.
  • A sudo user.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

OpenProject requires some dependencies to be installed before installing it. We will start by installing them.

  1. Open your terminal and log in to your Fedora CoreOS instance using your sudo user.

  2. Run the following command to update your system packages:

    sudo dnf update -y

  3. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

    sudo dnf install -y curl ca-certificates gnupg2

Step 2: Install OpenProject

  1. Import the GPG key of the OpenProject repository by running the following command:

    sudo rpm --import https://dl.packager.io/srv/openproject/key

  2. Add the OpenProject repository to your system by running the following command:

    sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://dl.packager.io/srv/openproject/stable/21.04 $(rpm -E %fedora)/" >/etc/yum.repos.d/openproject.repo'

  3. Update your system packages to refresh the package list:

    sudo dnf update -y

  4. Install OpenProject by running the following command:

    sudo dnf install -y openproject

    This will download and install OpenProject and all its dependencies.

Step 3: Configure OpenProject

  1. Initialize the OpenProject database by running the following command:

    sudo openproject configure

    This will prompt you to set up the initial configuration of OpenProject.

  2. Follow the prompts to configure OpenProject. You will be asked to set up the database connection, admin user account, email configuration, and additional settings. Once completed, the OpenProject installation will be complete.

Step 4: Access OpenProject

  1. OpenProject should now be running on your Fedora CoreOS instance. You can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to http://<your_server_ip>/.

  2. Login with the admin user account you set up during the configuration process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenProject on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now use it for project management and collaboration.