How to Install Kanboard on NixOS Latest

Kanboard is a free, open-source and self-hosted project management software that helps you organize your work and keep track of your projects. It's built using PHP and uses a simple, easy-to-use interface that makes it perfect for both small and large teams. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Kanboard on NixOS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to have a working NixOS instance with root access. You also need to have the following prerequisites installed:

• Nginx web server
• PHP 7.4 or later version
• MariaDB or MySQL database

Step 1: Install PHP and PHP-FPM

The first step is to install PHP and PHP-FPM. Run the following command to install them:

$ sudo nix-env -i php
$ sudo nix-env -i php-fpm

Step 2: Install MariaDB or MySQL

The next step is to install MariaDB or MySQL. You can choose either of these databases for Kanboard. In this tutorial, we will install MariaDB.

$ sudo nix-env -i mariadb

Step 3: Create a MariaDB Database for Kanboard

After installing MariaDB, you need to create a database for Kanboard. Run the following command to create a database:

$ sudo mysql -uroot -p
> CREATE DATABASE kanboard;
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kanboard.* TO 'kanboard'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'kanboard_db_password';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> exit;

Note: You can replace kanboard_db_password with your own preferred database password.

Step 4: Install Kanboard

The next step is to install Kanboard. Download the latest version of Kanboard from its official website using the following command:

$ wget https://kanboard.org/releases/kanboard-latest.zip

Extract the downloaded package:

$ unzip kanboard-latest.zip

Now move the extracted directory to the /var/www/kanboard:

$ sudo mv kanboard /var/www/kanboard

Change the ownership of the kanboard directory to the user www-data:

$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/kanboard

Step 5: Configure Nginx Server Block for Kanboard

Next, you need to configure the Nginx server block for Kanboard. Run the following command to create a server block file:

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/kanboard.conf

Copy and paste the following content to the kanboard.conf file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;
    root /var/www/kanboard/;
    index index.php;

    error_log /var/log/nginx/kanboard_error.log;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/kanboard_access.log;
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Note: You should replace your_domain.com with your own domain name.

Save and close the kanboard.conf file.

Create a symbolic link and reload the Nginx configuration:

$ sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/kanboard.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
$ sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Test Kanboard

Open your web browser and type in your domain name or IP address you assigned to your Nginx web server, and then you should see the Kanboard installation page.

In the next step, you should follow the on-screen instructions to configure Kanboard according to your preference.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Kanboard to your NixOS latest version.