RedMine Server Install

Introduction

This describes on how to install a RedMine server within an LXC container.

Presuming LXC is already installed.

Create container type from selection out of list which is downloaded.

lxc-create -n redmine -t download

For this example we selection ubuntu, focal, amd64.

Make the the LXC container run at start by changing or adding the following to the file /var/lib/lxc/redmine/config.

# Enable auto start of this container.
lxc.start.auto = 1
# Delay start this container 45 seconds from when the host starts.
lxc.start.delay = 45

To get hold of the containers console (root) execute the following.

lxc-attach -n redmine

Make the shell use colors by modifying the .bashrc and uncomment the line #force_color_prompt=yes

Install the needed packages for easy use of commend line (bash-completion) and an editor (joe) or any other.

apt install bash-completion mc joe

Install a RedMine server required packages.

apt install mysql-server mysql-client