GitBucket is a Git platform that helps you manage your Git repositories locally or remotely, similar to GitHub. This tutorial will guide you on installing GitBucket on Clear Linux Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
GitBucket is a Java-based application, which means you need to install OpenJDK on your system. To do this, open your terminal and type the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add java-basic
The command will download and install the latest version of OpenJDK on your system.
Next, you need to download the GitBucket package from the GitBucket website. To do this, type the following command in your terminal:
wget https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket/releases/download/4.35.4/gitbucket.war
This will download the GitBucket package to your current directory.
After downloading the GitBucket package, you need to configure it. Create a directory for GitBucket and copy the GitBucket package into it by typing the following commands:
sudo mkdir -p /var/opt/gitbucket
sudo cp gitbucket.war /var/opt/gitbucket/
Next, you need to create a system user for GitBucket. Type the following command to create a system user:
sudo useradd -r -s /sbin/nologin gitbucket
After that, you need to set the ownership and permissions for the GitBucket directory. Type the following commands to do this:
sudo chown -R gitbucket:gitbucket /var/opt/gitbucket
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/opt/gitbucket
To start GitBucket, type the following command:
sudo su - gitbucket -c "java -jar /var/opt/gitbucket/gitbucket.war"
This will start GitBucket, and you can now access it via your web browser at http://localhost:8080/.
To make GitBucket start automatically at system boot, you can create a service for it. Create a file called gitbucket.service in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory by typing the following command:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/gitbucket.service
Then copy and paste the following code into it:
[Unit]
Description=GitBucket
After=network.target
[Service]
User=gitbucket
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /var/opt/gitbucket/gitbucket.war
Restart=always
StandardOutput=syslog
StandardError=syslog
SyslogIdentifier=gitbucket
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save and close the file.
Next, reload the system's systemd configuration by typing the following command:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Then start the GitBucket service by typing the following command:
sudo systemctl start gitbucket
Finally, enable GitBucket to start at system boot:
sudo systemctl enable gitbucket
sudo systemctl status gitbucket
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GitBucket on Clear Linux Latest. You can now start using GitBucket to manage your Git repositories.
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