--- title: "How to Install Bugzilla on Ubuntu Server - CloudBlast" description: "How to Install Bugzilla on Ubuntu Server" url: "https://cloudblast.io/article/How-to-Install-Bugzilla-on-Ubuntu-Server" language: "en-US" --- BLOG # How to Install Bugzilla on Ubuntu Server 5€ FREE BALANCE when you register Register to cloudblast and get 5€ cloud credit to deploy your VPS's [Claim Free 5€](https://console.cloudblast.io/auth/login?ref=2) - [Back](https://cloudblast.io/) - [All Articles](https://cloudblast.io/blog) 2024-08-29 ### How to Install Bugzilla on Ubuntu Server tutorials [Add as a preferred source on Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=cloudblast.io) Bugzilla is a web-based bug tracking and management tool used by many software development teams worldwide. In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step on how to install Bugzilla on Ubuntu Server. **Prerequisites** - A fresh Ubuntu Server installation. - A non-root user with sudo privileges. **Install Required Packages** First, update the package repository index and install the required packages. > sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-perl2 libappconfig-perl libdate-calc-perl libtemplate-perl libmime-perl build-essential libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatetime-perl libemail-sender-perl libemail-mime-perl libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libcgi-pm-perl libmath-random-isaac-perl libmath-random-isaac-xs-perl libapache2-mod-php libxml-perl libxml-twig-perl perlmagick libgd-graph-perl libtemplate-plugin-gd-perl libsoap-lite-perl libhtml-scrubber-perl libjson-rpc-perl libdaemon-generic-perl libtheschwartz-perl libtest-taint-perl libauthen-radius-perl libfile-slurp-perl libencode-detect-perl libmodule-build-perl libnet-ldap-perl libauthen-sasl-perl libtemplate-perl-doc libfile-mimeinfo-perl libhtml-formattext-withlinks-perl libgd-dev libmysqlclient-dev lynx-cur graphviz python-sphinx **Download and Extract Bugzilla** Next, download the latest stable release of Bugzilla from their official website. > cd /tmp wget https://www.bugzilla.org/download.cgi -O bugzilla.tar.gz Extract the downloaded archive to your Apache root directory. > sudo tar -xzf bugzilla.tar.gz -C /var/www/html sudo mv /var/www/html/bugzilla-\* /var/www/html/bugzilla **Configure Bugzilla** Before we proceed to configure Bugzilla, we need to create a new MySQL database and user for Bugzilla. > sudo mysql -u root -p Create a new MySQL database and user for Bugzilla. > CREATE DATABASE bugzilla; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bugzilla.\* TO 'bugzillauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; exit; Change directory to /var/www/html/bugzilla and run the checksetup.pl script to check the requirements. > cd /var/www/html/bugzilla sudo ./checksetup.pl --check-modules Run it again to configure Bugzilla. > sudo ./checksetup.pl Make the necessary changes to the localconfig file to match your database settings. > $db\_driver = 'mysql'; $db\_host = 'localhost'; $db\_name = 'bugzilla'; $db\_user = 'bugzillauser'; $db\_pass = 'password'; **Configure Apache** Create a new virtual host file for Apache. > sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/bugzilla.conf Add the following content to the file and save it. > ServerAdmin admin@example.com DocumentRoot /var/www/html/bugzilla/ ServerName example.com ServerAlias www.example.com AddHandler cgi-script .cgi Options +Indexes +ExecCGI DirectoryIndex index.cgi AllowOverride All Require all granted ErrorLog ${APACHE\_LOG\_DIR}/error.log CustomLog ${APACHE\_LOG\_DIR}/access.log combined Enable the new virtual host. > sudo a2ensite bugzilla.conf Disable the default Apache virtual host. > sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf Restart the Apache service for the changes to take effect. > sudo systemctl restart apache2 **Access Bugzilla Web Interface** You can now access the Bugzilla web interface by visiting your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser. > http://example.com Log in to Bugzilla with the administrator account you created during the configuration process. Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bugzilla on Ubuntu Server. Share ## Continue Reading [2026-07-25 How to Install and Set Up Mailcow on Ubuntu and Debian VPS tutorials](https://cloudblast.io/article/how-to-install-and-setup-mailcow-on-ubuntu-and-debian-vps) [2026-07-25 How to Install Chatwoot on the Latest Ubuntu and Debian Server tutorials](https://cloudblast.io/article/how-to-install-chatwoot-on-ubuntu-and-debian-server) [2026-07-25 How to Install Mattermost on the Latest Ubuntu and Debian Server tutorials](https://cloudblast.io/article/how-to-install-mattermost-on-ubuntu-and-debian-server) [2026-07-25 How to Install RustDesk on the Latest Ubuntu and Debian Server tutorials](https://cloudblast.io/article/how-to-install-rustdesk-on-ubuntu-and-debian-server)