How to Install Lavagna on Windows 10

Introduction

Lavagna is an open-source collaborative task management tool for managing projects and tasks. It provides a simple and intuitive interface for organizing tasks, assigning them to team members, and tracking their progress. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Lavagna on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

  1. Windows 10 operating system
  2. Internet connectivity
  3. Web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc.)
  4. Administrative privileges

Step-by-Step Installation Guide

Follow the given below steps to install and set up Lavagna on your Windows 10 system:

Step 1: Install XAMPP

XAMPP is a pre-configured web server that allows you to install and run Lavagna on your local machine. Follow the below steps to install and configure XAMPP:

  1. Go to the official XAMPP website and download the Windows version of the software.

  2. Once the download is complete, run the XAMPP installer and choose the installation directory, then click on the Next button.

  3. Select the components to install by default, then click on the Next button.

  4. Choose the installation location and click Next.

  5. Choose the default ports and click Next.

  6. Click on the Install button to start the installation process.

  7. Once the installation is complete, click on the Finish button.

Step 2: Download Lavagna

  1. Go to the official Lavagna website and select the latest version of Lavagna.

  2. Click on the Code button and select Download ZIP.

  3. Extract the downloaded Lavagna ZIP file to the htdocs directory of XAMPP installation directory. The htdocs directory is located in C:\xampp\htdocs by default.

Step 3: Set up Lavagna

  1. Launch the XAMPP Control Panel and start the Apache and MySQL modules.

  2. Open your web browser (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox) and type http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ in the address bar.

  3. Create a new database named lavagna, then click on the Create button.

  4. Open the Lavagna directory extracted in Step 2 and rename the settings.yml.dist file to settings.yml.

  5. Open the settings.yml file and make the following changes:

     db: lavagna
 dbuser: root
 dbpassword:

  6. Save the changes and close the file.

  7. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/lavagna/public/index.php.

  8. Congratulations! Lavagna is now installed and ready to use.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Lavagna on Windows 10 using XAMPP. You can now start using Lavagna to manage your projects and tasks in a collaborative environment. Happy task management!