1.Download the software.

2. Create an empty database and accompanying user named redmine for example.

For MySQL:

create database redmine character set utf8;
create user 'redmine'@'localhost' identified by 'my_password';
grant all privileges on redmine.* to 'redmine'@'localhost';

3. Copy config/database.yml.example to config/database.yml and edit this file in order to configure your database settings for “production” environment.

Example for a MySQL database:

production:
  adapter: mysql
  database: redmine
  host: localhost
  username: redmine
  password: my_password

Example for a PostgreSQL database:

production:
  adapter: postgresql
  database: <your_database_name>
  host: <postgres_host>
  username: <postgres_user>
  password: <postgres_user_password>
  encoding: utf8
  schema_search_path: <database_schema> (default - public)

4. Generate a session store secret

Redmine stores session data in cookies by default, which requires a secret to be generated. This can be done by running:

rake config/initializers/session_store.rb

5. Create the database structure, by running the following command under the application root directory:

rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV="production"

It will create tables and an administrator account.

6. Insert default configuration data in database, by running the following command:

rake redmine:load_default_data RAILS_ENV="production"

This step is optional but highly recommednded, as you can define your own configuration from scratch. It will load default roles, trackers, statuses, workflows and enumerations.

7. Setting up permissions

The user who runs Redmine must have write permission on the following subdirectories: files, log, tmp (create the last one if not present).

Assuming you run Redmine with a redmine user:

mkdir tmp public/plugin_assets
sudo chown -R redmine:redmine files log tmp public/plugin_assets
sudo chmod -R 755 files log tmp public/plugin_assets

8. Test the installation by running WEBrick web server:

ruby script/server webrick -e production

Once WEBrick has started, point your browser to http://localhost:3000 You should now see the application welcome page.

9. Use default administrator account to log in:

• login: admin
• password: admin

You can go to Admin & Settings to modify application settings.