Gitlist is a web-based interface for browsing repositories and lists of commits in Git. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Gitlist on Arch Linux.
Before you get started, your system should meet the following requirements:
First, you need to install Git on your system. Use the following command to install Git:
sudo pacman -S git
Next, you need to download the latest version of Gitlist from Gitlist's official website. You can do this using Git by cloning the repository to your system.
Run the following command to download Gitlist:
git clone https://github.com/klaussilveira/gitlist.git
This will create a new directory called gitlist in your current directory.
Now, you need to configure Apache to serve the Gitlist files. You can do this by creating a new virtual host for Gitlist.
Open the Apache configuration file in your text editor by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Search for the following line:
#LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so
Remove the # to uncomment it.
Save and close the file.
Create a new Gitlist.conf file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/Gitlist.conf
Add the following code to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName gitlist.yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/gitlist/public
</VirtualHost>
Replace gitlist.yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.
Save and close the file.
Gitlist requires a few dependencies before it can run properly. Use the following command to install them:
sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-gd php-mcrypt php-sqlite3
Go to the Gitlist directory by running the following command:
cd gitlist
Copy the config.ini-example file to a new file called config.ini by running the following command:
cp config.ini-example config.ini
Open the config.ini file in your text editor by running the following command:
nano config.ini
Make sure the following settings are configured correctly:
[git]
; Change the following if Git is not in your PATH (or not installed to /usr/bin/git)
client = "/usr/bin/git"
[app]
; Set the base URL of your GitList instance (without the trailing slash)
baseurl = "http://gitlist.yourdomain.com"
; Set the absolute path of your repositories directory
; This directory needs to be readable by the user under who the webserver runs (usually 'www-data')
repositories[] = "/path/to/your/git/repositories"
Save and close the file.
Restart Apache by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Now, you should be able to access Gitlist by visiting http://gitlist.yourdomain.com in your web browser.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Gitlist on Arch Linux. You can now browse repositories and lists of commits in Git using the web-based interface provided by Gitlist.
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