How to Install TaskBoard on FreeBSD Latest

TaskBoard is a free, open-source, and self-hosted web-based application that allows you to manage your tasks and projects more efficiently. In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step to install TaskBoard on FreeBSD 13.

Prerequisites

Before installing TaskBoard, ensure that you have the following:

A FreeBSD 13 operating system installed.
A user account with sudo privileges.
A web server and PHP already installed and configured on your FreeBSD server.

Step 1 - Install Required Packages

First, you need to install some required packages by running the following command:

sudo pkg install php74 php74-extensions php74-pdo php74-pdo_mysql php74-curl php74-json php74-mbstring php74-zip

This command will install all the essential packages required for TaskBoard to work correctly.

Step 2 - Download and Extract TaskBoard

Next, you have to download and extract the TaskBoard archive. You can download the latest version of TaskBoard from its official website, or you can use the following command to download it:

mkdir /usr/local/www/taskboard
cd /usr/local/www/taskboard
sudo fetch -o - https://github.com/kiswa/TaskBoard/archive/master.tar.gz | sudo tar xvfz -

This command downloads the latest version of TaskBoard and extracts it into the /usr/local/www/taskboard directory.

Step 3 - Configure TaskBoard

To configure TaskBoard, you need to copy the config.template.php file to config.php and make the necessary changes:

cd TaskBoard-master
sudo cp config.template.php config.php
sudo nano config.php

You need to modify the following lines in the config.php file:

define('BASE_URL', '/');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'root');
define('DB_PASS', '');
define('DB_NAME', 'taskboard');

Set the BASE_URL to the domain or IP address of your server, and change the database credentials. If you want to use a different database name or database port, you can change them accordingly.

Step 4 - Configure the Web Server

TaskBoard requires a web server to function correctly. In this tutorial, we will use Apache as our web server. To configure Apache for TaskBoard, you need to create a new Virtual Host configuration file by running the following command:

sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/taskboard.conf

Add the following lines to the taskboard.conf file and save it:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName taskboard.example.com
  DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/taskboard/TaskBoard-master
  ErrorLog /var/log/taskboard-error.log
  CustomLog /var/log/taskboard-access.log combined

  <Directory /usr/local/www/taskboard/TaskBoard-master>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace the ServerName value with your domain or IP address.

Step 5 - Enable Apache Modules

Next, you need to enable the Apache modules that TaskBoard requires to work correctly. You can enable these modules by running the following command:

sudo apachectl start
sudo apachectl graceful
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf

Uncomment the following modules:

LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache24/mod_rewrite.so
LoadModule php7_module        libexec/apache24/libphp7.so

Restart the Apache service to apply the changes:

sudo apachectl restart

Step 6 - Setup Database

TaskBoard requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. You need to create a new database and user for TaskBoard. To create a new database and user, run the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Now, type the root password and execute the following SQL commands:

CREATE DATABASE taskboard;
CREATE USER 'taskboarduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON taskboard.* TO 'taskboarduser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Replace the password value with your desired password.

Step 7 - Access TaskBoard

Finally, you can access TaskBoard by visiting http://your-server-ip/ or http://your-domain.com/ in your web browser. You will see the TaskBoard login page. Use the default username admin and password admin to login.

After logging in, you can start using TaskBoard to manage your tasks and projects.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install TaskBoard on FreeBSD 13. You can now use TaskBoard to manage your tasks and projects in a more organized and efficient way.