How to Install Traq on Void Linux

Traq is a self-hosted PHP web application for managing your projects and team communications. Void Linux is a fast and lightweight Linux distribution that uses the XBPS package manager. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Traq on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that your Void Linux system is up to date by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo xbps-install -Su

Also, make sure that you have Apache, MariaDB, and PHP installed on your system.

Step 1 - Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some additional packages that are required by Traq. Use the following command to install the packages:

sudo xbps-install -S php-mysqli php-gd php-xml php-curl php-mbstring php-zip php-intl php-json unzip

Step 2 - Download Traq

Now, we need to download the latest version of Traq to our system. Visit the official website and download the source code to your system using the following command:

wget https://github.com/traq/traq/archive/master.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the archive using the following command:

unzip master.zip

Step 3 - Configure Apache

In this step, we will configure Apache to serve the Traq application. Navigate to the /var/www/htdocs directory by running the following command:

cd /var/www/htdocs

Create a new virtual host configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/traq.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName example.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/htdocs/traq-master/public

        <Directory /var/www/htdocs/traq-master/public>
                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
                AllowOverride All
                Order allow,deny
                allow from all
                Require all granted
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/traq-error.log
        CustomLog /var/log/httpd/traq-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your own domain name, or use localhost if you are setting up a local installation.

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

Next, enable the mod_rewrite module by running the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/httpd /var/service/

This will start the Apache web server and enable mod_rewrite.

Step 4 - Configure MariaDB

Now, we need to create a new database and user for Traq. Login to the MariaDB shell by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MariaDB root password when prompted.

Create a new database and user by running the following commands:

MariaDB> CREATE DATABASE traqdb;
MariaDB> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON traqdb.* TO 'traquser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB> EXIT;

Replace traqdb with your desired database name, traquser with your desired username, and password with your desired password.

Step 5 - Configure Traq

In this step, we will configure Traq by editing the config.php file.

Navigate to the Traq directory by running the following command:

cd /var/www/htdocs/traq-master

Copy the config.development.php file to config.php by running the following command:

sudo cp config.development.php config.php

Edit the config.php file using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano config.php

Change the following lines in the file:

$db['host'] = 'localhost';
$db['database'] = 'traqdb';
$db['username'] = 'traquser';
$db['password'] = 'password';

Replace localhost with your MariaDB server hostname or IP address, and update the database, username, and password fields with the values you set up in Step 4.

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

Step 6 - Finalize the Installation

In this step, we will finalize the Traq installation by running the installer script.

Navigate to the install directory by running the following command:

cd install

Run the installer script by running the following command:

php install.php install

The installation script will create the necessary tables in the database, and set up the initial administrator account.

Once the installation is complete, remove the install directory by running the following command:

sudo rm -rf install

Step 7 - Access Traq

Traq has been successfully installed on your system. You can access it by opening a web browser and visiting http://localhost (or your domain name).

Use the administrator account that you set up during the installation process to log in to the application.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Traq on Void Linux. By following these steps, you should now have a fully functional Traq installation running on your system.