How to Install Redmine on Kali Linux Latest

Redmine is a popular and versatile project management tool that can be used for bug tracking, issue tracking, and more. It is available for free from https://www.redmine.org/. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Redmine on Kali Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding further, ensure that you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. Additionally, ensure that the following packages are installed on your system:

• Apache
• MySQL
• PHP
• phpMyAdmin

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install required packages, open a terminal window and enter the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php7.4 php7.4-mysql libapache2-mod-php7.4 phpmyadmin

Step 2: Download Redmine

You can download the latest stable version of Redmine from https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Download. Alternatively, you can download it using the following commands:

wget https://www.redmine.org/releases/redmine-4.2.2.tar.gz
tar -zxf redmine-4.2.2.tar.gz

Step 3: Configuring MySQL

Before creating a MySQL database for Redmine, ensure that MySQL is properly configured. To configure it, follow the below steps:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Set up your root password and answer the questions to get rid off any non-essential security configurations.

Step 4: Create Redmine Database

To create a database for Redmine, follow these steps:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your password and run the following commands:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE redmine CHARACTER SET utf8mb4;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON redmine.* TO 'redmine'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Note: Replace password with a strong, secure password for the database user.

Step 5: Configure Redmine

To configure Redmine, navigate to the extracted Redmine directory and execute the following commands:

cd redmine-4.2.2/
sudo cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
sudo chmod 777 -R files log tmp public/plugin_assets

Open the database.yml file with a text editor:

sudo nano config/database.yml

Change the database settings to the following:

production:
   adapter: mysql2
   database: redmine
   host: localhost
   username: redmine
   password: "<%= ENV['REDMINE_DB_PASSWORD'] %>"
   encoding: utf8mb4

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Install Redmine

To install Redmine, run the following command:

sudo gem install bundler
sudo bundle install --without development test
sudo bundle exec rake generate_secret_token
sudo RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate
sudo RAILS_ENV=production REDMINE_LANG=en bundle exec rake redmine:load_default_data

Step 7: Configure Apache Web Server

To configure the Apache web server, create a new configuration file for Redmine:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/redmine.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /var/www/redmine-4.2.2/public/
    ServerName example.com
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
    RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/redmine/
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /redmine/$1 [L]
    <Directory "/var/www/redmine-4.2.2/public/">
        Allow from all
        Options -MultiViews
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and exit the file.

Enable the new configuration and restart the Apache web server:

sudo a2ensite redmine.conf
sudo service apache2 restart

Step 8: Access Redmine

Redmine is now installed and accessible at http://localhost/redmine. You can use the default username and password (admin/admin) to log in and start using Redmine.

In conclusion, this tutorial described how to install Redmine on Kali Linux Latest. You may now proceed to utilize the Redmine tool to manage your projects.