How to Install Kimai on OpenSUSE Latest

Kimai is an open-source time-tracking software that can track working hours and generate reports. In this tutorial, we will learn about the step-by-step process of installing Kimai on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

OpenSUSE Latest installed
sudo user access
Terminal or Command line access

Step 1: Update packages

It is always essential to update the system before installing new packages. Open the terminal and enter the following command as sudo user.

sudo zypper refresh

Step 2: Install LAMP stack

Kimai requires LAMP stack installed on the system. To install LAMP stack, we need to install Apache, MySQL, and PHP packages. Enter the following commands to install the LAMP stack.

sudo zypper install apache2
sudo zypper install mariadb mariadb-client
sudo zypper install php7 php7-mysql apache2-mod_php7 php7-ctype php7-curl php7-gd php7-zip php7-iconv php7-json

Step 3: Install Composer and Git

Composer and Git are required to install Kimai. Enter the following commands to install Composer and Git.

sudo zypper install composer
sudo zypper install git

Step 4: Download Kimai

Enter the following commands to download Kimai from GitHub.

cd /tmp/
git clone https://github.com/kimai/kimai2.git

Step 5: Install dependencies

Kimai requires some dependencies installed on the system. Enter the following commands to install the dependencies.

cd kimai2/
composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

Step 6: Configure Database

Create a new database and user for Kimai. Enter the following command to log in to MySQL prompt as root user.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user for Kimai. Replace "kimai_db" with your desired database name, "kimai_user" with your desired database user, and "password_here" with your desired password.

CREATE DATABASE kimai_db;
CREATE USER 'kimai_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kimai_db.* TO 'kimai_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Step 7: Configure Kimai

Copy .env.dist file to .env in the kimai2 directory.

cd /tmp/kimai2/
cp .env.dist .env

Edit the .env file and update the following variables. Replace "kimai_db" with the database name you created in Step 6, "kimai_user" with the database user, and "password_here" with the password you set in Step 6.

DATABASE_URL=mysql://kimai_user:password_here@localhost/kimai_db
APP_ENV=prod
TRUSTED_PROXIES=127.0.0.1
TRUSTED_HOSTS=localhost

Step 8: Run installation commands

Enter the following commands to install and set up Kimai.

cd /tmp/kimai2/
php bin/console kimai:install
sudo mkdir /srv/www/htdocs/kimai2
sudo cp -a /tmp/kimai2/public/* /srv/www/htdocs/kimai2/
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/kimai2/

Step 9: Access Kimai

Open a web browser and enter "http://localhost/kimai2" or "http://IP_address/kimai2" in the address bar. Replace "IP_address" with the IP address of your OpenSUSE system. You will see the Kimai login page in your web browser.

Conclusion

We have successfully installed Kimai on OpenSUSE Latest. You can log in and start using Kimai for time tracking.