How to Install Redmine on OpenBSD

Redmine is a web-based project management tool that is also available in OpenBSD's official package repository. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Redmine on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your OpenBSD system is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command:

# pkg_add -u

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install Redmine, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install these packages:

# pkg_add ruby ruby-rake ruby-bundler ruby-gems postgresql-server postgresql-client ImageMagick-nox11

Step 2: Configure PostgreSQL

By default, PostgreSQL is not running on OpenBSD. To enable it and start the service, run the following command:

# rcctl enable postgresql
# rcctl start postgresql

Next, create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Redmine:

# su - _postgresql
$ createdb -O your_user your_database

Replace your_user and your_database with a username and database name, respectively.

Step 3: Install Redmine

Download the latest stable version of Redmine from the official website:

# ftp https://www.redmine.org/releases/redmine-4.2.0.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file to /var/www:

# tar zxvf redmine-4.2.0.tar.gz -C /var/www

Rename the extracted directory to redmine:

# mv /var/www/redmine-4.2.0 /var/www/redmine

Step 4: Configure Redmine

Change into the Redmine directory:

# cd /var/www/redmine

Create a new configuration file:

# cp config/configuration.yml.example config/configuration.yml

Edit the configuration file:

# vi config/configuration.yml

Set the database configuration as follows:

production:
  adapter: postgresql
  database: your_database
  host: localhost
  username: your_user
  password: your_password

Replace your_database, your_user, and your_password with the correct values.

Create a new secret key:

# rake generate_secret_token

Install the required Ruby gems:

# bundle install --without development test

Create the database schema:

# RAILS_ENV=production rake db:migrate

Step 5: Run Redmine

Start the Redmine web server:

# RAILS_ENV=production rails server webrick -e production -b 0.0.0.0 -p 3000

Open a web browser and go to http://your_openbsd_ip:3000. You should see the Redmine login page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Redmine on OpenBSD.