How to Install TaskBoard on Kali Linux Latest

TaskBoard is an open-source web-based project management tool, built using PHP and MySQL. It helps you to manage your tasks, projects, and team members. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install TaskBoard on Kali Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, there are a few prerequisites that we need to fulfill:

  • A Kali Linux system with sudo privileged user
  • Apache web server installed and running
  • PHP and MySQL installed and configured

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, let's start by updating the package list on our Kali Linux system:

sudo apt-get update

Next, we need to install some required packages for TaskBoard to work properly. Run the following command to install them:

sudo apt-get install git curl unzip
sudo apt-get install php php-cli php-curl php-mysql php-json php-gd php-xml

Step 2: Clone the TaskBoard Repository

After installing the required packages, the next step is to clone the TaskBoard repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/kiswa/TaskBoard.git /var/www/html/taskboard

This will clone the TaskBoard repository to the /var/www/html/taskboard directory on your Kali Linux system.

Step 3: Configure Apache VirtualHost

Now, let's create a new VirtualHost configuration file for TaskBoard. Run the following command to create a new file:

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

Paste the following content in the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName taskboard.local
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/taskboard/public
    <Directory /var/www/html/taskboard>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/taskboard_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/taskboard_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file using Ctrl+X, Y, Enter.

Now, enable the newly created VirtualHost and restart the Apache web server using the following commands:

sudo a2ensite taskboard.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 4: Create MySQL Database and User

Next, we need to create a new MySQL database and user for TaskBoard. Login to the MySQL server using the root user and run the following commands:

mysql -u root -p

Enter the MySQL root user password when prompted.

Create a new database for TaskBoard:

CREATE DATABASE taskboard;

Create a new user and grant all privileges on the taskboard database:

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

Note: Replace the password with your own desired password.

Exit the MySQL prompt using Ctrl+D.

Step 5: Configure TaskBoard

We are almost done with the installation process. Now, let's configure TaskBoard.

Go to the TaskBoard directory that we cloned earlier:

cd /var/www/html/taskboard

Rename the .env.example file to .env:

mv .env.example .env

Edit the .env file and set the database credentials that we have created earlier:

DB_DATABASE=taskboard
DB_USERNAME=taskboard_user
DB_PASSWORD=password

Replace the password with the password you set earlier.

Step 6: Install Dependencies and Run Install Script

Before using TaskBoard, we need to install its dependencies and run the installation script. Run the following commands:

composer install
npm install
php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate
php artisan db:seed
php artisan storage:link

This will install all the dependencies and set up the TaskBoard database.

Step 7: Access TaskBoard

TaskBoard is now installed and ready to use. Open your web browser and visit http://taskboard.local/ URL. You should see the TaskBoard login page.

Use the following credentials to login to TaskBoard:

You can change these credentials later.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed TaskBoard on your Kali Linux system.