Overview

Orangescrum is a simple project management and collaboration software which is available as open source and cloud edition.

It has been ranked in the top 5 project management software in open source for three consecutive years.

We would like to walk you through the steps needed when installing the latest version of this leading project management platform.

System requirements

Before you install Orangescrum, make sure your system meets the following requirements

Hardware:

  • RAM: minimum 2 GB
  • Processor: Core2duo or Higher
  • OS: Windows/Linux/Mac
  • Disk Space: 10 GB or Higher

Software:

  • Apache 2.4
  • MySql: 5.6 or 5.7
  • PHP: 7.2
  • Wkhtmltopdf extension
  • Apache with ‘mod_rewrite’
  • Curl should be enabled

php.ini file changes:

  • Enable MySQL extension in php.ini by removing the semi-colon before the line

;extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

to

extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

  • Change the value of post_max_size and upload_max_filesize to 200Mb
  • If STRICT mode is On, turn it Off.
  • Restart Apache

Installation

When you are completed with verifying your prerequisites, follow the steps below to install Orangescrum.

The open source edition can be hosted on localhost, IP or a domain through a server.

1. Choose the package to download from the download page

Orangescrum V 1.8.0

2. Unzip and upload the package(orangescrum-master or orangescrum-master-php7 folder) to your webroot.

If you’re using a local system to install Orangescrum, then upload the download package to htdocs of your XAMPP folder.

3. Create DataBase

Open PHPmyadmin, then create Database for Orangescrum

4. Orangescrum Installation

Note: From your browser, navigate to the location of the Orangescrum folder on your server (http://yourdomain.com or http://yourdomain.com/foldername)

Sign Up

Follow the 7 steps below to start your Orangescrum installation

Step 1: Setup the database

  • Name: Input the database name you have just created at section Create Database
  • Host: Enter the host name or IP address. If your server is on the same host as your web server, enter localhost
  • Username
  • Password

Step 2: Configure the SMTP Server

*Note: In community edition v1.8 this step is not mandatory, however it is recommended as SMTP is needed for all email notifications.

Provide the below details

  • Host
  • Port
  • Username
  • Password

Step 3: Create the owner account

Provide below details here to login and start using Orangescrum.

  • Company Name
  • Email ID
  • Password

* Note: If you’re unable to access the Sign up page, then follow the below steps.

  • Open app/Config/core.php inside the Orangescrum Folder
  • Change Configure::write(‘debug’,2) to Configure::write(‘debug’,0) or vice-versa
  • Once the signup page appears, change the debug value to “0” and save it.

Step 4 : Post installation steps

Below are the configuration changes required in the app/config/constants.php file

  • SMTP configuration
    • SMTP_UNAME
    • SMTP_PWORD
    • For SMTP email sending, you can use (Only one at a time) either Gmail or Sendgrid or Mandrill. By default assuming that you are using Gmail, the SMTP configuration section is uncommented.
    • If you are using Sendgrid or Mandrill, just comment out the Gmail section and uncomment the Sendgrid or Mandrill configuration section as per your requirement.
  • Other configuration
    • FROM_EMAIL_NOTIFY: All the task created/updated notification email will be sent from this Email ID
    • SUPPORT_EMAIL: All other Emails and support related Emails will be sent from this Email ID

You can also set up SMTP configuration by using PHP Mailer add-on and also visit here to follow step by step guide to setup the SMTP configuration.

Step 5: Setting up Cron Jobs

This setup is important which will post your email reply in Orangescrum.

Follow this link for the Cron Job setup. You can refer our helpdesk to get information to set up crons for Windows and Linux servers as well.

Common installation errors

  • You may see an error like 4 Simple Steps to get started with Orangescrum
    • Double check your database connection & credential
    • Set it back to ‘utf8’ instead of ‘utf8_unicode_ci’ or vice versa
    • Check the path of the Orangescrum Folder & make sure you have provided the same path in the constants.php inside the app/Config folder
    • Check & make sure you have write permission (777 or 755) to app/tmp and app/webroot folders.

sign up

  • Page break issue:
    • If you see your css or sign up page is breaking, then it is either an htaccess or file permission Please check the htaccess whether it is properly working or not.
  • If you’re unable to create Company after submitting all details in the sign up page, then it’s a MySQL Strict mode issue. Please refer this tutorial to fix the issue.

To install on various operating systems, you can follow the below links

Automated Installation Guide for PHP 7
How to Install Orangescrum on Windows
How to Install Orangescrum on Mac
How to install Orangescrum on CentOS
How to install Orangescrum on Godaddy
How to Install Orangescrum on NGINX

Conclusion

You are all set now and ready to begin interacting with Orangescrum features! Feel free to reach us at support@orangescrum.com for any further assistance.