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How to Install Gogs on Arch Linux

Gogs is a self-hosted Git service that provides a lightweight, fast, and easy-to-use platform for managing and collaborating on code. In this tutorial, we will be explaining step-by-step how to install Gogs on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies to get started with the Gogs installation.

sudo pacman -S git go

Step 2: Create a Gogs System User

Next, we will create a system user and group for Gogs.

sudo groupadd -r gogs
sudo useradd -r -s /usr/bin/nologin -d /var/opt/gogs -M -g gogs gogs

Step 3: Download and Install Gogs

We will download the latest version of Gogs from its official website.

cd /tmp
wget -O gogs.tar.gz https://dl.gogs.io/gogs_v0.12.3_linux_amd64.tar.gz
tar xf gogs.tar.gz
sudo mv gogs /opt/gogs
sudo chown -R gogs:gogs /opt/gogs
sudo chmod -R 770 /opt/gogs

Step 4: Configure Gogs

Next, we need to configure Gogs by editing the app.ini file.

sudo nano /opt/gogs/custom/conf/app.ini

Under the [server] section, set the http_port value to 3000.

Under the [database] section, set the DB_TYPE to sqlite3 and set the HOST to localhost:3306.

[server]
PROTOCOL    = http
DOMAIN      =
HTTP_PORT   = 3000
ROOT_URL    = %(PROTOCOL)s://%(HTTP_HOST)s/
APP_NAME    = Gogs
...

[database]
DB_TYPE     = sqlite3
HOST        = localhost:3306
NAME        = gogs
USER        = root
PASSWD      =
PATH        = data/gogs.db

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Create a Systemd Unit File for Gogs

To start Gogs as a service, we need to create a systemd unit file.

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/gogs.service

Add the following configuration:

[Unit]
Description=Gogs
After=syslog.target
After=network.target

[Service]
User=gogs
Group=gogs
WorkingDirectory=/opt/gogs
ExecStart=/opt/gogs/gogs web
ExecStop=/bin/kill -TERM $MAINPID
Restart=always
Environment=USER=gogs HOME=/var/opt/gogs

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Start and Enable Gogs

Start the Gogs service and enable it to start on boot.

sudo systemctl start gogs
sudo systemctl enable gogs

Step 7: Configure Firewall

If you have enabled firewall on your Arch Linux system, you need to allow access to the Gogs port (default is 3000).

sudo ufw allow 3000/tcp

Step 8: Access Gogs Web Interface

Open a web browser and access Gogs by navigating to http://server_ip:3000.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Gogs on your Arch Linux system. You can now use it to collaborate on your code projects.

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