GoCD is a continuous delivery (CD) server which helps an organization in automating and streamlining the CD pipeline. In this tutorial, we will go through the installation process of GoCD on Arch Linux.
Before we start with the installation process, make sure that the following necessary requirements are met:
The first step is to ensure that the Arch Linux system is up-to-date. Open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will synchronize the package databases and upgrade the installed packages on the system.
GoCD requires the latest Oracle Java version to be installed on the system. Run the following command to install it:
sudo pacman -S jre
Go to the GoCD download page at https://www.gocd.org/download/ and download the latest server package for Linux.
Once the download is complete, navigate to the Downloads directory and extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xvzf go-server-*.zip
Move the extracted contents to the /opt directory with the following command:
sudo mv go-server-* /opt/go-server
The GoCD server runs as a background service. To start it, run the following command:
sudo /opt/go-server/server.sh start
To stop the server, run the following command:
sudo /opt/go-server/server.sh stop
To check the status of GoCD, run the following command:
sudo /opt/go-server/server.sh status
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8153/ to connect to the GoCD server. The dashboard will show up, and you can start configuring your pipelines.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install the GoCD server on Arch Linux. We have also seen how to start and stop the server and how to connect to it using a web browser.
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