Kallithea is a free and open-source software for managing Git, Mercurial, and Subversion repositories. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Kallithea on Clear Linux Latest.
Before starting the installation process, ensure that:
It is always good to start with updating the system. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo swupd update
This command will update the system to the latest version.
Kallithea requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. To install PostgreSQL on Clear Linux, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo swupd bundle-add postgresql
After the installation is complete, start the PostgreSQL server by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
Once PostgreSQL is installed and running, it's time to install Kallithea. To do that, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo swupd bundle-add kallithea
This will install Kallithea and all its dependencies.
Note: If you want to install Kallithea without Mercurial, use the following command instead:
sudo swupd bundle-add kallithea-hgless
After installing Kallithea, you need to configure it to work with PostgreSQL.
First, create a new PostgreSQL user for Kallithea using the following command:
sudo su - postgres -c 'createuser -P kallithea'
This will prompt you to set a password for the new user. Choose a secure password and remember it.
Once the user is created, create a new PostgreSQL database for Kallithea using the following command:
sudo su - postgres -c 'createdb -O kallithea kallithea_db'
The next step is to configure Kallithea to use the PostgreSQL database. Open the Kallithea configuration file /etc/kallithea/kallithea.ini using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/kallithea/kallithea.ini
Look for the [server:main] section in the configuration file and add the following lines to it:
[server:main]
database = postgresql://kallithea:<password>@localhost/kallithea_db
Note: Replace <password> with the password you set for the kallithea PostgreSQL user in the previous step.
Save and close the configuration file.
After configuring Kallithea, start the Kallithea service by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo systemctl start kallithea
You can now access Kallithea by opening a web browser and entering the Clear Linux IP address followed by port 5000 (default Kallithea port) in the address bar:
http://<Clear_Linux_IP>:5000
You should now see the Kallithea login page. You can login as an administrator using the default credentials:
adminadminIn this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Kallithea on Clear Linux Latest. With Kallithea, you can now manage your Git, Mercurial, and Subversion repositories with ease.
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