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How to install Openproject on Ubuntu 20.4.1

To install Openproject on Ubuntu 20.4.1

Introduction:

OpenProject is an open-source web-based project management system that is used for team collaboration which is published under the GNU General Public License Version and is developed by an active open-source community.

Installation process:

Run lsb_release command to check the installed version of OS as follows.

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release:	20.04
Codename:	focal

Download the open project key and add it to the system.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget -qO- https://dl.packager.io/srv/opf/openproject/key | sudo apt-key add -
OK

Download the Openproject repository for Ubuntu 18.04 in the '/etc/apt/sources.list.d' directory.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openproject.list \ https://dl.packager.io/srv/opf/openproject/stable/11/installer/ubuntu/20.04.repo
--2020-12-07 14:00:48--  https://dl.packager.io/srv/opf/openproject/stable/11/installer/ubuntu/20.04.repo
Resolving dl.packager.io (dl.packager.io)... 178.63.71.248
Connecting to dl.packager.io (dl.packager.io)|178.63.71.248|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openproject.list’
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openproj     [ <=>                                                       ]     124  --.-KB/s    in 0s      
2020-12-07 14:00:52 (10.6 MB/s) - ‘/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openproject.list’ saved [124]

Update the Ubuntu repository by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt update
Ign:1 https://dl.packager.io/srv/deb/opf/openproject/stable/11/ubuntu 20.04 InRelease
Get:2 https://dl.packager.io/srv/deb/opf/openproject/stable/11/ubuntu 20.04 Release
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [109 kB]                                                          
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Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [56.6 kB]                                    
Get:10 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease [101 kB]                                                      
Get:11 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages [691 kB]                                              
Get:12 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main i386 Packages [385 kB]                                               
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Install open project using the apt command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install openproject
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  catdoc dialog gsfonts imagemagick imagemagick-6-common imagemagick-6.q16 libevent-core-2.1-7 libevent-extra-2.1-7
  libfftw3-double3 libilmbase24 liblept5 liblqr-1-0 libmagickcore-6.q16-6 libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra libmagickwand-6.q16-6
  libnetpbm10 libopenexr24 libpq5 libtesseract4 netpbm tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-eng tesseract-ocr-osd unrtf
Suggested packages:
  tk | wish imagemagick-doc autotrace curl enscript ffmpeg gimp gnuplot grads graphviz hp2xx html2ps libwmf-bin mplayer povray
  radiance texlive-base-bin transfig ufraw-batch libfftw3-bin libfftw3-dev inkscape libjxr-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  catdoc dialog gsfonts imagemagick imagemagick-6-common imagemagick-6.q16 libevent-core-2.1-7 libevent-extra-2.1-7
  libfftw3-double3 libilmbase24 liblept5 liblqr-1-0 libmagickcore-6.q16-6 libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra libmagickwand-6.q16-6
  libnetpbm10 libopenexr24 libpq5 libtesseract4 netpbm openproject tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-eng tesseract-ocr-osd unrtf
0 upgraded, 25 newly installed, 0 to remove and 185 not upgraded.
Need to get 169 MB of archives.
After this operation, 494 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 libfftw3-double3 amd64 3.3.8-2ubuntu1 [728 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 liblqr-1-0 amd64 0.4.2-2.1 [27.7 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 imagemagick-6-common all 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1 [60.9 kB]
Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 libmagickcore-6.q16-6 amd64 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1 [1,644 kB]
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Install PostgreSQL by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  postgresql-12 postgresql-client-12 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common sysstat
Suggested packages:
  postgresql-doc postgresql-doc-12 libjson-perl isag
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  postgresql postgresql-12 postgresql-client-12 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common postgresql-contrib sysstat
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 185 not upgraded.
Need to get 15.1 MB of archives.
After this operation, 47.3 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 postgresql-client-common all 214ubuntu0.1 [28.2 kB]
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 postgresql-client-12 amd64 12.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 [1,044 kB]
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Configure the Postgresql database. Log into PostgreSQL and make the necessary settings.

root@linuxhelp:~# sudo -u postgres psql
could not change directory to "/root": Permission denied
psql (12.5 (Ubuntu 12.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.1))
Type "help" for help.
postgres=# create database openproject;
CREATE DATABASE
postgres=# create user openuser with encrypted password '123456';
CREATE ROLE
postgres=# 
postgres=# grant all privileges on database openproject to openuser;
GRANT
postgres=# \q

You shall now configure Open project now.

root@linuxhelp:~# openproject configure
Launching installer for openproject...
Selected addons: legacy-installer openproject-edition postgres apache2 repositories smtp memcached openproject
[legacy-installer] ./bin/configure
[openproject-edition] ./bin/configure
DONE
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Use an existing PostgreSQL database. Configure the ip or hostname. Configure the PostgreSQL port number. Enter the PostgreSQL databaseuser name. Enter the password for the database user. Enter the database name. Install the apache server. Configure the domain name. Set the prefix path. If you don’t have SSL certification key click No. Install the subversion repository support and select the path. Install the git repository support and select the path. Enter the git repository http backend path. Choose the mail service according to your requirements. Install the memcached server Switch to your browser enter your ip or domain name. This is the home page of openproject. Enter your admin credentials to log in to the open project. Change the new password for the admin user. Select the required language and click Continue This is the admin dashboard of openproject.

With this, the method of installing the Openproject on Ubuntu 20.4.1 Comes to an end.

Tag : OpenProject Ubuntu
Comment
georgetheuri
Feb 08 2021
Hi, thank you for a very good tutorial. However, I have followed it to the step and for some reason the domain is not working 192.168.7.239. What could be the problem?
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FAQ
Q
What are the benefits and features of OpenProject?
A
Project Planning and Task Management Product Roadmap, Agile and Scrum Time Tracking, Cost Reporting, Budgeting, Bug Tracking, and more.
Q
What database is used for an OpenProject?
A
We can use MySQL and PostgreSQL
Q
Where to add the repository for installing the OpenProject?
A
To add the repository for installing the OpenProject use #/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openproject-ce.list
Q
What is an OpenProject?
A
OpenProject is a web-based project management system for location-independent team collaboration. This open-source application is released under the GNU General Public License Version 3 and is continuously developed by an active open-source community.
Q
How can we add the key for OpenProject into the system?
A
We can use the key link and download it to add to your system #https://dl.packager.io/srv/opf/openproject/key | sudo apt-key add -