How to Install Phabricator on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Phabricator is an open-source software suite for managing software development tasks. It provides a range of tools to help teams collaborate on tasks, including code review, project management, and communication.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure you have the following:

• A Fedora CoreOS Latest installed system with SSH access
• A valid internet connection

Let's get started.

Installation Process

1. The first step is to install the necessary dependencies. Run the following command:

   sudo dnf install -y mariadb mariadb-server git httpd php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-xml php-zip

2. Enable MariaDB and HTTPD services on your system:

   sudo systemctl enable mariadb httpd

3. Start the services so that they are active:

   sudo systemctl start mariadb httpd

4. Create a new database and user for Phabricator. Run the following command:

   mysql -uroot -p

   You will be asked to enter the root password for MariaDB. Once you are logged in, create a new database and user for Phabricator:

   CREATE DATABASE phabricatordb DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;
   CREATE USER 'phadmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YourStrongPassword';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phabricatordb.* TO 'phadmin'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   quit
   

5. Clone Phabricator repository from GitHub:

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

6. Create a new VirtualHost file for Phabricator:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/phabricator.conf

   Add the following configuration to the file:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       DocumentRoot /var/www/phabricator/webroot
       ServerName phabricator.example.com
   
       RewriteEngine on
       RewriteRule ^/rsrc/(.*)     -                       [L,QSA]
       RewriteRule ^/favicon.ico  -                       [L,QSA]
       RewriteRule ^(.*)$          /index.php?__path__=$1  [B,L,QSA]
   
       <Directory "/var/www/phabricator/webroot">
            AllowOverride All
            Require all granted
       </Directory>
   
       ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/phabricator_error.log
       CustomLog /var/log/httpd/phabricator_access.log combined
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Replace phabricator.example.com with your domain name.

7. Restart Apache to apply configuration changes:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd

8. Finally, open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:

   http://phabricator.example.com

   Your Phabricator instance is now up and running, and you can begin using it to manage your software development tasks.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Phabricator on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Phabricator provides a range of tools to help teams collaborate and manage their software development tasks effectively.