How to Install Kanboard on MXLinux Latest

Kanboard is a free and open-source project management tool designed to manage projects efficiently. It is a simple and intuitive software that allows users to create and manage projects using a flexible and customizable system. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Kanboard on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

A VPS or local machine running MXLinux Latest
A sudo user
PHP 7.1 or higher with the following extensions: mbstring, pdo_mysql, json, openssl, fileinfo
Apache or Nginx web server
MySQL or MariaDB database server

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any new software, it is recommended to update your system by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

This command will update all the packages and dependencies on your system.

Step 2: Install PHP and Required Extensions

Kanboard requires PHP 7.1 or higher to be installed on your system. To install PHP and its required extensions, run the following command:

sudo apt install php php-cli php-fpm php-mbstring php-pdo php-mysql php-json php-openssl php-fileinfo -y

Step 3: Install MySQL/MariaDB Server

Kanboard requires a MySQL or MariaDB database server to store the project data. To install the MySQL/MariaDB server, run the following command:

sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client -y

Once installed, you can secure the database server by running the following command:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This command will prompt you to set a root password and other security-related configuration settings.

Step 4: Create a Database and User

After installing the database server, you need to create a new database and user for Kanboard. To do that, follow these steps:

Log in to the MySQL/MariaDB server using the following command:
```
sudo mysql -u root -p
```
Once you enter your root password, you will be in the MySQL/MariaDB shell.
Create a new database for Kanboard using the following command:
```
CREATE DATABASE kanboard;
```

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

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

Note: Replace 'password' with a strong password for your user.

Step 5: Install and Configure the Web Server

Next, you need to install and configure your web server (Apache or Nginx) to serve the Kanboard files. In this tutorial, we will use Apache as our web server. To install Apache, run the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 -y

Once installed, you need to configure Apache to serve the Kanboard files. For that, follow these steps:

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Kanboard:
```
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/kanboard.conf
```

Paste the following configuration code into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your_domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/kanboard

    <Directory /var/www/kanboard>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Note: Replace 'your_domain.com' with your domain name or IP address.

Save and close the file.
Enable the virtual host configuration by running the following command:
```
sudo a2ensite kanboard.conf
```
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
```
sudo systemctl restart apache2
```

Step 6: Download and Install Kanboard

Now it's time to download and install Kanboard on your system. Follow these steps to do that:

Download the latest version of Kanboard from the official website:

wget https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/archive/refs/tags/vX.X.X.zip

Note: Replace 'X.X.X' with the latest version number.

Extract the downloaded file:
```
unzip vX.X.X.zip
```
Move the extracted Kanboard directory to the document root of your web server:
```
sudo mv kanboard-X.X.X /var/www/kanboard
```

Set the ownership and permissions of the Kanboard directory:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/kanboard
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/kanboard

Step 7: Configure Kanboard

After installing Kanboard, you need to configure it to use the MySQL/MariaDB database server. Follow these steps to do that:

Copy the configuration file:

sudo cp /var/www/kanboard/config.default.php /var/www/kanboard/config.php

Edit the configuration file:
```
sudo nano /var/www/kanboard/config.php
```

Update the following database settings with your MySQL/MariaDB database details:

define('DB_DRIVER', 'pdo_mysql');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'kanboarduser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_NAME', 'kanboard');
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');

Note: Replace 'kanboarduser' with the username you created in Step 4, and 'password' with the password you set for that user.

Save and close the file.

Step 8: Access Kanboard

Finally, you can access Kanboard by visiting your domain name or IP address in your web browser. You will see the Kanboard login page where you can enter your admin credentials to log in.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kanboard on MXLinux Latest. We hope this tutorial has been useful to you.