I am looking to set up a Redmine server on a Windows virtual machine on my local workstation. (Background in this related question.)
I have zero knowledge of Ruby nor Rails, and while Redmine may be the opportunity to dip into those platforms somewhat, my first goal is to get it running as quickly and easily as possible. For that, I am eyeing the Bitnami Redmine Package. It promises point-and-click install, and a self-contained environment with everything you need.
Apart from the learning factor, are there any serious limitations this method implies? Any serious cutdowns in customizability? I will be wanting to customize the template right away, for example, and install plugins. The package looks o.k. to me but before I install it, I was curious to know whether anybody would advise against it and why.
Edit: The first impression is great. From 0 to a working Redmine installation in twelve minutes! Wow.
I’ve been using it for the last 6 months with 0 issues.
Recommended.