Redmine

h1. HowTo Install Redmine 2 integrated with Gitolite 2 on Debian Wheezy with Apache and Phusion Passenger

h2. About

A quick step-by-step for install Redmine and Gitolite plugin on Debian Wheezy mainly using default packages.

If I missed something, "let me know":http://www.redmine.org/users/85560

Last update: 2013-11-14 (see doc history)

h2. Required packages

<pre>apt-get -y install sudo ssh bzip2 zip unzip apache2 libapache2-mod-passenger mysql-server libmysqlclient-dev ruby ruby1.9.1-dev git git-core gitolite libmagickcore-dev libmagickwand-dev</pre>

h2. Users and ssh-key

Create an user for Redmine and another for Gitolite:

<pre>adduser --system --shell /bin/bash --gecos 'Git Administrator' --group --disabled-password --home /opt/gitolite git

adduser --system --shell /bin/bash --gecos 'Redmine Administrator' --group --disabled-password --home /opt/redmine redmine</pre>

Generate a ssh-key for *redmine* user. This user will be used as admin of Gitolite. The name of key should be *gitolite_admin_id_rsa*.

<pre>sudo su - redmine

ssh-keygen -t rsa -N '' -f ~/.ssh/gitolite_admin_id_rsa

exit</pre>

h2. Configuring Gitolite

<pre>dpkg-reconfigure gitolite</pre>

Type data bellow:

* user: git

* repos path: /opt/gitolite

* admin ssh-key: /opt/redmine/.ssh/gitolite_admin_id_rsa.pub

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If you try to connect gitolite (user: git) using redmine user via ssh, will be prompted password... OMG! See what happens:

<pre>redmine@redmine:~$ ssh -v git@localhost

...

The authenticity of host 'localhost (::1)' can't be established.

ECDSA key fingerprint is d5:da:b9:10:c4:9b:51:75:65:f3:64:81:b5:6c:1a:1a.

Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes

...

...

*debug1: Trying private key: /opt/redmine/.ssh/id_rsa*

*debug1: Trying private key: /opt/redmine/.ssh/id_dsa*

*debug1: Trying private key: /opt/redmine/.ssh/id_ecdsa*

debug1: Next authentication method: password

git@localhost's password:</pre>

You can solve this by simply creating a symbolic link:

<pre>ln -s /opt/redmine/.ssh/gitolite_admin_id_rsa /opt/redmine/.ssh/id_rsa</pre>

Or even using ssh -i identity_file (check http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?ssh+1 for more details)

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h2. Visudo configuration

<pre>visudo</pre>

Add the following lines:

<pre># temp - remove after installation

redmine    ALL=(ALL)      NOPASSWD:ALL

# redmine gitolite integration

redmine    ALL=(git)      NOPASSWD:ALL

git        ALL=(redmine)  NOPASSWD:ALL</pre>

Note that redmine user will be able to run root commands, but this is just to simplify the next steps, remove that line after installation.

h2. Redmine installation

The installation and configuration is like the official documentation. Simply reproducing to maintain the flow on this how-to.

<pre>sudo su - redmine

cd ~

wget http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/77023/redmine-2.3.2.tar.gz

tar zxf redmine-2.3.2.tar.gz

mv redmine-2.3.2/* .

rm -Rf redmine-2.3.2

</pre>

h3. Create database and user

<pre>mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE redmine CHARACTER SET utf8;

CREATE USER 'redmine'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'redmine';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON redmine.* TO 'redmine'@'localhost';</pre>

h3. Configure database and email

<pre>cd /opt/redmine/config

cp database.yml.example database.yml

cp configuration.yml.example configuration.yml</pre>

Check more at: 

* http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineInstall#Step-3-Database-connection-configuration

* http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineInstall#Configuration

Create plugin assets directory

<pre>cd ~

mkdir public/plugin_assets

</pre>

Now finish the installation.

<pre>sudo gem install bundler

bundle install --without development test postgresql sqlite

rake generate_secret_token

RAILS_ENV=production rake db:migrate

RAILS_ENV=production rake redmine:load_default_data</pre>

h2. Redmine Gitolite integration

The plugin used on this how-to is the fork of jbox-web, you can get more information at:

* http://www.redmine.org/plugins/redmine-gitolite

* http://jbox-web.github.io/redmine_git_hosting/

* https://github.com/jbox-web/redmine_git_hosting

Download.

<pre>cd ~/plugins

git clone https://github.com/jbox-web/redmine_git_hosting.git

git clone https://github.com/jbox-web/redmine_plugin_views_revisions.git</pre>

Install. It's necessary to run bundle again to install some new gems required by redmine_git_hosting plugin.

<pre>cd ~

bundle install

RAILS_ENV=production rake redmine:plugins:migrate

rake redmine_git_hosting:install_scripts RAILS_ENV=production WEB_USER=redmine</pre>

h2. Apache mod_passenger configuration

Create a symbolic link.

<pre>su root

cd /var/www

ln -s /opt/redmine/public redmine</pre>

Configure the site.

<pre>vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/redmine</pre>

With following content:

<pre>RailsBaseURI /redmine

PassengerUserSwitching on

PassengerUser redmine

PassengerGroup redmine</pre>

Enable the site and restart apache.

<pre>a2ensite redmine

service apache2 restart</pre>

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Debian Wheezy (netinst - only with basic packages plus ssh server)

<pre>cat /etc/debian_version

7.1</pre>

<pre>uname -a

Linux redmine 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.46-1+deb7u1 x86_64 GNU/Linux)</pre>

<pre>cat /etc/hostname

redmine</pre>

<pre>dpkg -l

ii  apache2                            2.2.22-13

ii  git                                1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy1

ii  gitolite                           2.3-1

ii  libapache2-mod-passenger           3.0.13debian-1

ii  libmagickcore-dev                  8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u2

ii  libmagickwand-dev                  8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u2

ii  mysql-server                       5.5.31+dfsg-0+wheezy1

ii  ruby1.9.1-dev                      1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u1

</pre>

<pre>gem env

RubyGems Environment:

  - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.8.23

  - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.3 (2012-04-20 patchlevel 194) [x86_64-linux]

  - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /var/lib/gems/1.9.1

  - RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/bin/ruby1.9.1

  - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /usr/local/bin

  - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:

    - ruby

    - x86_64-linux

  - GEM PATHS:

     - /var/lib/gems/1.9.1

     - /opt/redmine/.gem/ruby/1.9.1

  - GEM CONFIGURATION:

     - :update_sources => true

     - :verbose => true

     - :benchmark => false

     - :backtrace => false

     - :bulk_threshold => 1000

  - REMOTE SOURCES:

     - http://rubygems.org/</pre>

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Hope this helps =D.