How to Install Roundup Issue Tracker on POP! OS

Roundup Issue Tracker is an open-source issue tracking system that is commonly used in software development projects. In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step instructions on how to install Roundup Issue Tracker on POP! OS, the Linux distribution based on Ubuntu.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with the installation, make sure that your system has the following prerequisites:

• POP! OS Latest installed
• Python 2.7 or higher

Step 1: Update and Upgrade the System

Before we start, let's update and upgrade your system by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

This will update the package repository and upgrade the installed packages.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, we will install the required packages for Roundup. Run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install python-pip python-dev python-setuptools python-virtualenv git apache2 libapache2-mod-wsgi

This will install pip, virtualenv, git, Apache, and mod_wsgi that are required to run Roundup Issue Tracker on your system.

Step 3: Clone Roundup Repository

Now, let's clone the Roundup repository from the official website. Run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/roundup-tracker/roundup.git

This will clone the Roundup repository to your system.

Step 4: Create a Virtual Environment

Next, we will create a virtual environment for Roundup. Run the following command in the terminal:

cd roundup
virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python env

This will create a virtual environment named env in the Roundup directory.

Step 5: Activate the Virtual Environment

Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

source env/bin/activate

You should see (env) at the beginning of your terminal prompt which indicates that you are in a virtual environment.

Step 6: Install Roundup

Install Roundup by running the following command in the terminal:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the required dependencies for Roundup.

Step 7: Configure Roundup

Next, we will configure Roundup by creating a configuration file named config.ini. Run the following command:

cp -v etc/roundup.ini config.ini

Now, open the config.ini file in a text editor and edit the following lines:

[mailgw]
smtp_server: smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port: 587
smtp_user: <your email>
smtp_password: <your email password>
from: <your email>
subject: [roundup-issues]

Replace <your email> and <your email password> with your email address and password respectively. Note that the email address you use must be a Gmail account.

Step 8: Start Apache

Next, start the Apache server by running the following command:

sudo service apache2 start

Step 9: Create a Virtual Host

Create a virtual host for Roundup by creating a configuration file named roundup.conf in the /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ directory. Run the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/roundup.conf

Add the following content to the roundup.conf file:

<VirtualHost *:80>

	ServerAdmin [email protected]
	DocumentRoot /path/to/roundup

	<Directory /path/to/roundup/>
		Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
		AllowOverride All
		Order allow,deny
		allow from all
	</Directory>

	ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/roundup_error.log
	CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/roundup_access.log combined

	WSGIScriptAlias / /path/to/roundup/cgi-bin/roundup.wsgi
	ServerName example.com

	WSGIDaemonProcess roundup user=www-data group=www-data home=/path/to/roundup/ python-path=/path/to/roundup/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages
	WSGIProcessGroup roundup

</VirtualHost>

Replace /path/to/roundup with the absolute path to the Roundup directory on your system.

Step 10: Enable the Virtual Host

Enable the roundup.conf virtual host by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo a2ensite roundup.conf
sudo service apache2 restart

This will activate the roundup.conf virtual host and restart the Apache server.

Step 11: Access Roundup Issue Tracker

Now, you can access Roundup Issue Tracker by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost or http://<your-ip-address>, if you are accessing the server remotely.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Roundup Issue Tracker on POP! OS.