Open Project VM Installation

February 23, 2026

Open Project local env setup

A guide on how to setup Open Project on a local vm

Create new vm

Install Ubuntu 22.04 server 2cpu/4GB ram/40GB space Take Snapshot-0

Installation

Find app release package https://packager.io/gh/opf/openproject/builds/12998/install/ubuntu-22.04 We are on 15.1.0

Install the app

wget -qO- https://dl.packager.io/srv/opf/openproject/key | sudo apt-key add - [This changes to the next line because apt-key is deprecated] wget -qO- https://dl.packager.io/srv/opf/openproject/key | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/ sudo wget -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openproject.list
https://dl.packager.io/srv/opf/openproject/release/15.1/installer/ubuntu/22.04.repo sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install openproject

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Configure the app

sudo openproject reconfigure Selected edition: default postgress: install Server: Install apache2 hostname: 192.168.1.60 prefix:op TLS: no API KEY: copy this value somewhere safe svn: skip git: skip memcached: install admin email: [EMAIL_ADDRESS] language: English

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Username: admin Password: set your own password

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