Redmine installation, deployment and Ruby under Linux

Redmine installation, deployment and Ruby under Linux

In this article, we will detail how to install and deploy Redmine on a Linux system and configure it using Ruby. Redmine is a powerful project management and issue tracking tool based on Ruby on Rails.

Here are the steps to install and deploy Redmine on a Linux system:

Step 1: Install dependencies
First, we need to install some dependencies required by Redmine. Open a terminal and execute the following command:

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -y build-essential zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libffi-dev libpq-dev
    

Step 2: Install Ruby
Redmine is written in Ruby, so we need to install Ruby and its related components. Execute the following command to install Ruby:

    sudo apt install -y [ruby](/search?q=ruby)-full
    

Once the installation is complete, you can verify that the Ruby installation was successful by running the following command:

    ruby --version
    

Step 3: Install the database
Redmine requires a database to store data. In this example, we will use MySQL as the database. Execute the following command to install MySQL and its Ruby library:

    sudo apt install -y mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev
    sudo gem install mysql2
    

Step 4: Download and Configure Redmine
Next, we will download and configure Redmine. First, create an R