If you’re looking for an alternative development platform with a set of tools to help build better software quickly, then Phabricator might be a great place to start. For more about Phabricator, please check its homepage.

Install Nginx HTTP Server

Nginx HTTP Server is probably the second most popular web server in use. so install it, since Phabricator 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 whether Nginx is installed, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address. When you see that, then Nginx is working as expected.

Install MariaDB Database Server

MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Phabricator. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS 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 close it. After installing PHP and related modules, all you have to do is restart Nginx to reload PHP configurations. To restart Nginx, run the commands below To test PHP 7.2-fpm settings with Nginx, create a phpinfo.php file in the Nginx root directory by running the commands below Then type the content below and save the file. Save the file. then browse to your server hostname followed by /phpinfo.php You should see the PHP default test page.

Download and Install Phabricator

Run the commands below to get Phabricator and its dependencies. You’ll create a new home folder for Phabricator to run from. To configure phabricator MariaDB configurations file, execute the following commands: Change the highlighted lines with settings for your environment. Next, run the commands below to upgrade. This script will load the database schema You should be prompted to continue. type y for Yes. After that, run the commands below to change the root folder permissions.

Configure Nginx Phabricator Site

Finally, configure the Nginx configuration file for Phabricator. This file will control how users access Phabricator content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called phabricator 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. After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below

Enable the Phabricator Site

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below, then restart the Nginx server. You won’t be able to log on with the MariaDB root account… When you attempt to log on using the MariaDB root account it will fail… That’s because MariaDB and MySQL have switched their authentication method to auth_socket The auth_socket plugin authenticates users that connect from the localhost through the Unix socket file… which prevents users from connecting with passwords… So, you won’t be able to connect using the root account… When you attempt to log in, you see the error “#1698 – Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’” To fix that, run the commands below: That should get you into the database server. After that, run the commands below to disable plugin authentication for the root user Restart and run the commands below to set a new password. Next, open your browser and go to the URL. and continue with the setup. You will be prompted to create an admin account. please do. Enjoy! Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Phabricator on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 servers. You may also like the post below: