Mantis Bug Tracker is an open-source application that is used to test automated solutions, keeping a historical record of alterations and managing work teams remotely.

On the other hand, Mantis Bug Tracker allows the team to report errors and organize who can take care of them. Users are able to get started in minutes and start managing their projects while collaborating with their teammates and clients effectively.

So, let us start.

Install LAMP on Debian 10

The application has an interface that is accessible from the web. Therefore, we will have to have a working LAMP server. Remember that this software stack is made up of several elements.

To do this, read our tutorial to install LAMP.

How to install LAMP on Debian 10?

Once you have finished, you can continue with this tutorial.

Creating the database for Mantis Bug tracker

With the LAMP stack running, you need to create a new database for Mantis Bug Tracker. This is because the application needs a database manager to store all the data that is generated as it is used.

Then, you have to access the MariaDB console and create the database and the new user. So let’s go for it.

:~$ sudo mysql -u root -p 
> CREATE DATABASE mantisdb; 
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mantisdb.* TO 'mantisuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mantispss'; 
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; 
> exit;

Now, we need to download Mantis.

Install Mantis Bug Tracker on Debian 10 (I)

At the time of writing this tutorial, the latest stable version is 2.22.1. So that is the version we will download.

:~$ wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt/files/mantis-stable/2.22.1/mantisbt-2.22.1.zip

Then, decompress it using unzip. If unzip is no installed, you can install it using this command:

:~$ sudo apt install unzip

So, decompress the file.

:~$ unzip mantisbt-2.22.1.zip

The next step is to move the generated folder to /srv/ and change its execution permissions and owner.

:~$ sudo mv mantisbt-2.22.1/ /srv/
:~$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /srv/mantisbt-2.22.1/
:~$ sudo chown -R 755 /srv/mantisbt-2.22.1/

For Mantis to run smoothly, it is a good idea to create a new Apache virtual host. So, create a new file for it and add the following:

:~$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mantis.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin admin@your-server.com
        DocumentRoot "/srv/mantisbt-2.22.1"
        ServerName bt.osradar.lan
        ServerAlias www.bt.osradar.lan
        ErrorLog "/var/log/apache2/mantisbt-error_log"
        TransferLog "/var/log/apache2/mantisbt-access_log"
        <Directory "/srv/mantisbt-2.22.1">
                DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride None
                Require all granted
                Options MultiViews FollowSymlinks
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Of course, replace ServerName with the one you want.

Now we can complete the installation from the web interface.

Install Mantis Bug Tracker on Debian 10 (II)

Open your favorite web browser, and go to your server. You will see this:

As you can see, the image shows all the requirements to install Mantis Bug Tracker. In this case, our Debian 10 meets all of them.

Then, we need to type the MariaDB credentials.

If everything went well, at the bottom of the page you will see the following message.

Click on the Continue link and you will see the login page.

Log in with the user administrator and the password root. The first time you log in you will be asked to either disable this account or simply change the password.

Once you change it and log in again with your password, you will see the dashboard.

So, enjoy it.

Conclusion

Mantis Bug Tracker is one of the best applications for monitoring and reporting bugs in a professional environment. So it becomes necessary in many software development organizations. Today, we have learned how to install it on Debian 10. Everything has been simple and fast.

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Mantis Bug Tracker is an open source application that is used to test automated solutions, keeping a historical record of alterations and managing work teams remotely.

On the other hand, Mantis Bug Tracker allows the team to report errors and organize who can take care of them. Users are able to get started in minutes and start managing their projects while collaborating with their teammates and clients effectively.

So, let us start.

1.- Install Apache web server and PHP

Mantis Bug Tracker requires a web server to work. You can use Apache or Nginx but in this case, I will use Apache because it is very easy to use.

So, open a terminal and run:

:~$ sudo apt install apache2

After that, enable and start the Apache web server service.

:~$ sudo systemctl enable apache2
:~$ sudo systemctl start apache2

Next, you have to install PHP and wget. The program is built using PHP as the programming language. Wget is a CLI tool for download files.

:~$ sudo apt install php php-cli php-fpm php-mysql php-zip php-gd php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear php-bcmath

Then, you have to test the PHP installation. Create a file in the /var/www/html/ folder named test.php.

:~$ sudo nano /var/www/html/test.php

Now, put the following:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Now, save the changes by pressing CTRL + O and next close the file by pressing CTRL + X.

Next, restart Apache.

:~$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

After that, open the web browser and go to http://SERVER_IP/test.php.

So, PHP and Apache are correctly installed.

2. Install MariaDB

The next step to install Mantis Bug Tracker is to install a database driver. Currently, Mantis is compatible with MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. I will choose MariaDB because it is in the official repositories.

:~$ sudo apt install mariadb-server

After that, set a root password using the mysql_secure_installation script.

:~$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

You can also make other settings by answering each question. I’ll do it this way: Y, N, Y, Y.

Then, it is necessary to create a new database and user for Mantis.

:~$ sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE mantisdb;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mantisdb.* TO 'mantisuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mantispss';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

3. Install Mantis Bug Tracker

At the time of writing this post the latest stable version of Mantis is 2.19.0 so let’s download it.

:~$ wget https://liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/2.19.0/mantisbt-2.19.0.zip

Next, decompress it.

:~$ unzip mantisbt-2.19.0.zip

And move it to the /srv folder.

:~$ sudo mv mantisbt-release-2.19.0/ /srv/mantis/

Set the right permissions to the folder.

:~$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /srv/mantisbt-2.19.0/
:~$ sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/mantisbt-2.19.0/

Create a new virtual host for Mantis.

:~$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mantis.conf

Then, add the following.

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin admin@your-server.com
        DocumentRoot "/srv/mantisbt-2.19.0"
        ServerName bt.osradar.lan
        ServerAlias www.bt.osradar.lan
        ErrorLog "/var/log/apache2/mantisbt-error_log"
        TransferLog "/var/log/apache2/mantisbt-access_log"
        <Directory "/srv/mantisbt-2.19.0">
                DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride None
                Require all granted
                Options MultiViews FollowSymlinks
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

So, restart apache.

:~$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

And complete the installation using the web interface.

4. Complete the installation

Now, go to the web browser and complete the installation.

After that, you have to add the MySQL credentials.

If everything is OK, at the end of the page, you will see this.

Next, log in. The user is administrator and the password is root.

Finally, you will see the main screen.

So, that’s it.

Conclusion

The Mantis installation process is quite simple but it will help you to manage and locate project bugs in an easy and agile way.

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