Overview
This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for hardening, security configuration, and support.
WHAT IS REDMINE
Redmine is a mature, flexible open-source project management and issue-tracking web application written in Ruby on Rails (Rails 7.2), served by the Puma application server behind an Nginx reverse proxy and backed by PostgreSQL. A single instance manages multiple projects and subprojects with per-project role-based access control, issue tracking with fully customizable trackers, statuses and workflows, Gantt charts and a calendar, time tracking, per-project wikis, forums and document management, news and file repositories, multiple-database SCM integration (Git, Subversion, Mercurial), email notifications, a REST API, LDAP-ready authentication, and multi-language support. Project data, issues, attachments and history persist in the bundled PostgreSQL database within your own AWS account - a self-hosted alternative to hosted project-tracking SaaS, with no per-seat fees. GPL-2.0 license, no vendor lock-in.
WHAT THIS AMI ADDS
Security hardening:
- Default admin password rotated to a unique random value at first boot (no admin/admin)
- Per-instance PostgreSQL password and Rails secret generated at first boot
- PostgreSQL bound to 127.0.0.1 only; the Puma application server listens on a localhost socket
- Nginx TLS reverse proxy on 443; HTTP on 80 redirects to HTTPS
- Certbot pre-installed - trusted HTTPS with Let's Encrypt in one command
- UFW firewall - ports 22, 80, 443 only
- fail2ban, AppArmor
- CVE scan - every image is scanned for vulnerabilities before release
OS hardening (CIS Level 1):
- CIS Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Level 1 benchmark applied via ansible-lockdown
- auditd, SSH hardening, Kernel hardening, IMDSv2 enforced
Compliance artifacts:
- SBOM - CycloneDX 1.6 at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- CIS Tailored Profile at /usr/share/doc/lynxroute/CIS_TAILORED_PROFILE.md
Highlights
- Redmine security baked in: default admin password rotated at first boot, per-instance database password and Rails secret, PostgreSQL bound to localhost only, Nginx TLS on 443 with Certbot pre-installed.
- CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: auditd, fail2ban, AppArmor, SSH key-only, IMDSv2 enforced. CVE-scanned before every release. SBOM (CycloneDX) and CIS Conformance Report included.
- Full project management suite: issue tracking with custom workflows, Gantt charts, time tracking, per-project wikis and forums, SCM integration, and a REST API. GPL-2.0 license - fully auditable, no vendor lock-in.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.02 |
t3.large | $0.03 |
t3.small | $0.02 |
m6i.xlarge | $0.05 |
m6i.large | $0.03 |
Vendor refund policy
We do not offer refunds for this product. AWS infrastructure charges (EC2, EBS, data transfer) are billed separately by AWS and are not refundable by us.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Redmine 6.1.3 - Initial release (June 2026)
- Redmine 6.1.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Ruby on Rails 7.2, Puma, PostgreSQL)
- CIS Level 1 hardening applied (ansible-lockdown/UBUNTU24-CIS)
- CVE-scanned before every release
- Default admin password rotated to a unique value at first boot
- Per-instance PostgreSQL password and Rails secret generated at first boot
- PostgreSQL bound to localhost; Nginx TLS on 443 with Certbot pre-installed
- UFW firewall pre-configured (ports 22, 80, 443 only)
- fail2ban, auditd, AppArmor pre-configured
- SBOM (CycloneDX 1.6) at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report (OpenSCAP) at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- IMDSv2 enforced
Additional details
Usage instructions
- Launch instance (t3.medium recommended; t3.small minimum)
- Open Security Group - allow TCP 80 and TCP 443 from 0.0.0.0/0, TCP 22 from your IP
- SSH: ssh -i key.pem ubuntu@<PUBLIC_IP>
- Wait 1-3 minutes for first-boot database setup to complete
- Read credentials: sudo cat /root/redmine-credentials.txt
- Open https://<PUBLIC_IP> in your browser - accept the self-signed certificate warning
- Log in as admin with the rotated password from the credentials file
The default admin/admin password is rotated to a unique value at first boot and saved, together with the PostgreSQL password, to /root/redmine-credentials.txt. For production use, point a domain at the instance and get a trusted certificate: sudo certbot --nginx -d your.domain.com (Certbot is pre-installed). The REST API is disabled by default; enable it under Administration > Settings > API.
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Lynxroute is not affiliated with the Redmine project; this AMI packages the GPL-2.0 community software (redmine/redmine) with Redmine core only and no third-party plugins. "Redmine" is a registered trademark of Jean-Philippe Lang.
Visit us online: https://lynxroute.com/#contact
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