How to Install Nullboard on Windows 10

Nullboard is a lightweight, web-based, Kanban-style task board that can be used to manage tasks and projects. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Nullboard on Windows 10 using the following steps:

  1. Install the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) on Windows 10
  2. Install Ubuntu on WSL
  3. Install Apache, PHP, and MariaDB in Ubuntu
  4. Download and install Nullboard

Requirements

  • Windows 10
  • Internet connection
  • Administrator account on Windows

Step 1: Install the WSL on Windows 10

WSL allows you to run Linux on Windows 10 without using a virtual machine. In order to install WSL, follow these steps:

  1. Open PowerShell as Administrator: Right-click the start button and click on "Windows PowerShell (Admin)". Click on "Yes" in the UAC prompt.

  2. Run the following command:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
  1. Restart your machine to complete the installation.

Step 2: Install Ubuntu on WSL

In this step, we will install Ubuntu on WSL. Follow these steps:

  1. Open the Microsoft Store on your Windows machine.
  2. Search for Ubuntu in the search bar and click on the "Get" button to download and install Ubuntu on your machine.
  3. Launch Ubuntu from the Start menu to configure your Ubuntu installation.

Step 3: Install Apache, PHP, and MariaDB in Ubuntu

Before installing Nullboard, we need to set up a web server in Ubuntu. We will be using Apache, PHP, and MariaDB for the installation.

  1. Open Terminal on Ubuntu by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.

  2. Update the package list and upgrade the system:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
  1. Install Apache, PHP, and MariaDB:
sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php mariadb-server
  1. Configure MariaDB:
sudo mysql_secure_installation

Answer the prompted questions:

Set root password? [Y/n] Y
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] Y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] Y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] Y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] Y
  1. Test the Apache and PHP installations by creating a PHP file in the webroot directory and accessing it in your browser.

Create the PHP file:

sudo nano /var/www/html/phpinfo.php

Add the following code to the file:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl + X, Y, Enter.

Start Apache server:

sudo service apache2 start

Now, open your web browser and enter http://localhost/phpinfo.php. This should display information about the PHP installation.

Step 4: Download and install Nullboard

Now that we have set up the web server, we can download and install Nullboard.

  1. Navigate to the desired directory to install Nullboard (e.g. /var/www/html/):
cd /var/www/html/
  1. Clone the Nullboard repository:
sudo git clone https://github.com/apankrat/nullboard.git
  1. Change the ownership of the Nullboard folder:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data nullboard
  1. Create the configuration file:
cd nullboard/
sudo cp config.inc.dist config.inc
  1. Edit the configuration file:
sudo nano config.inc
  1. Change the following variables as per your setup:
$PROJECT_HOME = '/var/www/html/nullboard/';
$DATABASE_NAME = 'nullboard';
$DATABASE_USER = 'root';
$DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'your_password_here';

  1. Save the configuration file and exit the editor by pressing Ctrl + X, Y, Enter.

  2. Create the database by running the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE nullboard;

Enter your MariaDB root password when prompted.

  1. Import the database schema:
USE nullboard;
SOURCE /var/www/html/nullboard/schema/mysql.sql;
  1. Start or restart the Apache server:
sudo service apache2 restart
  1. Open your web browser and enter the URL http://localhost/nullboard/. You should now see the Nullboard dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Nullboard on your Windows 10 machine.