How to Install Redmine on Fedora Server Latest

Redmine is an open-source project management tool that is used extensively by software development teams. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Redmine on Fedora Server Latest.

Step 1: Update your system

Before installing Redmine, it is recommended that you update your system to ensure all system packages are up-to-date. To do this, run the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install the required packages

Once the system is up-to-date, install the packages required to run Redmine using the following command:

sudo dnf install gcc make zlib-devel curl-devel openssl-devel httpd mariadb mariadb-server mariadb-devel ImageMagick-devel -y

Step 3: Install Ruby and RubyGems

Redmine is a Ruby on Rails application that relies on Ruby and RubyGems. Fedora Server Latest comes with Ruby pre-installed, but you may need to update it. To install Ruby and RubyGems, run the following command:

sudo dnf install ruby ruby-devel rubygems -y

Step 4: Install the bundler gem

Bundler is a Ruby gem that manages Ruby dependencies. To install the bundler gem, run the following command:

sudo gem install bundler

Step 5: Download and extract Redmine

Download the latest version of Redmine from https://www.redmine.org/releases/. After downloading the latest version of Redmine, extract it to the directory of your choice using the following command:

tar zxvf redmine-X.X.X.tar.gz

Step 6: Move Redmine to the server root directory

Move the extracted Redmine files to the root directory of your server using the following command:

sudo mv redmine-X.X.X /var/www/html/

Step 7: Change the ownership of the Redmine directory

Change the ownership of the Redmine directory to the Apache user using the following command:

sudo chown -R apache.apache /var/www/html/redmine-X.X.X/

Step 8: Install Redmine dependencies

Navigate to the Redmine root directory and install the dependencies using the following command:

cd /var/www/html/redmine-X.X.X/
sudo bundle install --without development test

Step 9: Create the database

Next, you need to create a database for Redmine. First, log in to your MySQL server using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your password when prompted. Once you are logged in, create a new database using the following command:

CREATE DATABASE redmine CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;

Create a new user and grant all privileges on the Redmine database using the following commands:

CREATE USER 'redmine_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON redmine.* TO 'redmine_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 10: Configure Redmine

Navigate to the Redmine configuration folder using the following command:

cd /var/www/html/redmine-X.X.X/config/

Copy the database configuration template and edit it using the following commands:

sudo cp database.yml.example database.yml
sudo nano database.yml

Update the information in the file to match your database credentials.

Step 11: Create the database schema

Navigate to the Redmine root directory and create the database schema using the following command:

cd /var/www/html/redmine-X.X.X/
sudo RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate

Step 12: Generate the session store secret

Generate the session store secret using the following command:

sudo RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake generate_secret_token

Step 13: Start Apache

Start the Apache server using the following command:

sudo systemctl start httpd

Step 14: Access Redmine

Now, you can access Redmine by visiting your server's IP address or hostname in your web browser. The default login credentials are:

Username: admin Password: admin

You can change these credentials by logging in and going to the Administration tab.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Redmine on Fedora Server Latest.