Our previous tutorial showed you how to install MantisBT on Ubuntu with an Apache2 web server. This one shows you how to use it with Nginx instead. MantisBT is an open source issue tracker platform designed to be flexible and user-friendly and helps a tool you collaborate with different teams to resolve bugs and issues as quickly and professionally as possible. For more about Mantis, please check its homepage To get started with installing Mantis, follow the steps below:

Install Nginx HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Nginx HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use. so install it since Mantis needs it. To install Nginx HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots. To test the Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Nginx default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Nginx is working as expected.

Install MariaDB Database Server

Mantis also needs a database server to store its content. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Mantis. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service always to start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]:  Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]:  Y

Restart MariaDB server To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon into the MariaDB server Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message

PHP 7.2-FPM may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. to install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2-FPM and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open the PHP default config file for Nginx. Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below is a great setting to apply in your environment. After making the change above, save the file and closet.

Create Mantis Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, create a Mantis database. Run the commands below to log on to MariaDB. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above. Then create a database called mantis Create a database user called mantisuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the mantis database. While still connected to the MariaDB database server, use the steps below to allow the MariaDB root user to connect from the app to the databases. You’ll need the root account and password to set up Mantis. the steps below will disable plugin authentication for the root user. Restart and run the commands below to set a new password. After installing PHP and related modules, you must restart Nginx to reload PHP configurations. To restart Nginx, run the commands below

Download Mantis Latest Release

To download and install Mantis, run the commands below to get the latest as of this writing from this link. On the Ubuntu server, simply run the commands below to get it to download. then extract its content into the Nginx root directory. After that, run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Mantis to function.

Configure Nginx

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Mantis. This file will control how users access Mantis content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called mantis Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.

Enable the Mantis

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see the Mantis setup wizard. Type in the database name, username, and root credentials. After that, Mantis BT should be installed and ready to use. Login with default: Username: administrator Password: root Log in and begin configuring your environment. Conclusion: You have learned how to install the Mantis bug tracker on Ubuntu with the Nginx HTTP server. If you find any error above, please leave a comment below Thanks, You may also like the post below: