Cgit is a web interface for Git repositories, allowing users to browse repositories and view their contents. Installing Cgit on Alpine Linux is a straightforward process that can be completed in just a few steps.
Before you begin, you must have administrative access to an Alpine Linux system with access to the internet.
The first step in installing Cgit is to update the package list and upgrade the system. This is done using the following command:
apk update && apk upgrade
Next, we need to install the required packages for Cgit to function properly. The required packages for Cgit are Git, CGit, Lighttpd, Lighttpd-mod-cgi, and Lighttpd-mod-alias. These packages can be installed using the following command:
apk add git cgit lighttpd lighttpd-mod-cgi lighttpd-mod-alias
Cgit is served by Lighttpd, so we need to configure it to work with Cgit. The default configuration file for Lighttpd is located at /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf. Open this file in your preferred text editor.
nano /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
Add the following lines to the bottom of the lighttpd.conf file:
alias.url += (
"/cgit" => "/usr/share/cgit"
)
$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/cgit" {
cgi.assign = (".cgi" => "")
}
Save and close the file.
Next, we need to configure Cgit. The configuration file for Cgit is located at /etc/cgitrc. Open this file in your preferred text editor.
nano /etc/cgitrc
Ensure that the following lines are uncommented:
enable-index-links=1
enable-git-config=1
enable-commit-graph=1
Save and close the file.
The final step is to start Lighttpd to serve Cgit. This can be done using the following command:
rc-service lighttpd start
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cgit on Alpine Linux. You can now access the Cgit web interface by navigating to http://localhost/cgit in your web browser.
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