How to Install Roundup Issue Tracker on Manjaro

Roundup Issue Tracker is a web-based issue tracking system that can help you manage your projects and collaborations efficiently. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install the Roundup Issue Tracker on your Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

  • Manjaro Linux distribution installed
  • A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update system

Before installing Roundup Issue Tracker, update your system to ensure that all system packages are up-to-date. Open the terminal, and type in the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Python and Its Dependencies

Roundup Issue Tracker is written in Python, so we need to install Python and its dependencies to run the tracker. Run the following command:

sudo pacman -S python python-mako python-pygments python-setuptools

Step 3: Install Roundup Issue Tracker

We can install Roundup Issue Tracker from the official Manjaro repository using the following command:

sudo pacman -S roundup

Step 4: Create a Roundup Issue Tracker Instance

Create a directory to store the Roundup instance. We suggest you use the /opt/ directory for this purpose. Run the following command to create a new instance:

sudo roundup-admin /opt/myinstance init

Step 5: Configure the Roundup Instance

Edit the config.ini file in your instance directory to configure your Roundup instance:

cd /opt/myinstance
sudo nano config.ini

Database Configuration

In the [database] section, change the backend parameter to sqlite, and set the database parameter to the path where you want to store the database file, for example:

[database]
backend: sqlite
database: /opt/myinstance/mydatabase.db

Web Server Configuration

In the [web] section, set the hostname parameter to your server IP address, and leave the port parameter at its default value of 8911:

[web]
hostname: my_server_ip
# Leave other parameters at their default values.

Email Configuration

In the [mailgw] section, set the method parameter to smtp, and enter your email server's settings:

[mailgw]
method: smtp
smtp_host: your_email_server_address
smtp_port: your_email_server_port
smtp_user: your_email_address
smtp_passwd: your_email_password

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Start the Roundup Instance

To start the Roundup instance, run the following command:

sudo roundup-server /opt/myinstance

Step 7: Access the Roundup Web Interface

Open your web browser, and navigate to http://my_server_ip:8911/ (replace my_server_ip with your server's IP address). The Roundup login page should appear. You can log in using the default admin account (admin/admin).

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured the Roundup Issue Tracker on your Manjaro system. Now you can start managing your projects and collaborations efficiently with Roundup!