uniq :: setup redmine on debian 7 with sqlite backend in document root, listen on a dedicated port

setup redmine on debian 7 with sqlite backend in document root, listen on a dedicated port

install redmine dependencies

 apt-get install apache2-mod-passenger redmine redmine-sqlite

add desired listening port to apache config

apache ports are configured here on debian 7 /etc/apache2/ports.conf
```
 Listen 8083
```

create redmine apache config

I named the site file: /etc/apache2/sites-available/redmine

 <VirtualHost *:8083>
   DocumentRoot /usr/share/redmine/public
   <Directory /usr/share/redmine/public>
     AllowOverride all
     Options -MultiViews
   </Directory>
 </VirtualHost>

enable site and restart apache

 a2ensite redmine
 service apache2 restart

access to redmine

    redmine is now running you can access it with

    redmine default username: admin
    redmine default password: admin

apache reverse proxy to the fresh redmine installation

install apache2 to run as reverse proxy

install debian packages

 apt-get install libapache2-mod-proxy-html

enable mod

 a2enmod proxy
 a2enmod proxy_http
 a2enmod proxy_html

create reverse proxy config eg. under /etc/apache2/sites-available/redmine.example.com

 <VirtualHost *:80>

   ServerName redmine.example.com
   ServerAlias redmine.example.com

   ProxyRequests Off

   ProxyPass / http://192.168.100.178:8083/
   ProxyPassReverse / http://192.168.100.178:8083/

 </VirtualHost>

enable site and restart apache

 a2ensite redmine.example.com
 service apache2 reload

if you want to use virtual hosts in combination with ssl you must configure SNI (server name indication)

Actually it's already enabled in debian 7 packages, all you need to do is to add this line to your /etc/apache2/ports.conf file to make it work:
```
 NameVirtualHost *:443
```
make sure /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl does not define <VirtualHost _default_:443> rather than *:443 and that ServerName is set.
```
 <VirtualHost *:443>
   ServerName example.com
```

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written by uniq on 2013-11-23