# Install Vikunja TODO API

I tried using the docker image but CORS is giving me issus and I can't seem to get the docker image to read the config file in the location as specified in the documentation

• Got to https://dl.vikunja.io/api/ and open the latest version
• Right click on the binary that is appilicable for your OS and click op copy link address
• In my case that was https://dl.vikunja.io/api/0.18.1/vikunja-unstable-x86_64.rpm

cd /var/www/tools/doapi.webally.co.za
wget https://dl.vikunja.io/api/0.18.1/vikunja-unstable-x86_64.rpm
rpm -i vikunja-unstable-x86_64.rpm
chmod +x /opt/vikunja
ln -s /opt/vikunja/vikunja /usr/bin/vikunja

• Save the following service file to /etc/systemd/system/vikunja.service and adapt it to your needs:
• In my case I am using MariaDB so I uncommented the line Requires=mariadb.service

[Unit]
Description=Vikunja
After=syslog.target
After=network.target
# Depending on how you configured Vikunja, you may want to uncomment these:
#Requires=mysql.service
Requires=mariadb.service
#Requires=postgresql.service
#Requires=redis.service

[Service]
RestartSec=2s
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/opt/vikunja
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vikunja
Restart=always
# If you want to bind Vikunja to a port below 1024 uncomment
# the two values below
###
#CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
#AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

• If you’ve installed Vikunja to a directory other than /opt/vikunja, you need to adapt WorkingDirectory accordingly.
• After you made all nessecary modifications, it’s time to start the service:

sudo systemctl enable vikunja
sudo systemctl start vikunja

• This will start the servicec on port 3456
• I use NginX Proxy Manager to direct traffic to port 3456 when I browse to doapi.webally.co.za

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