Gitlist is a web-based Git repository browser that allows developers to browse the contents of their Git repositories. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Gitlist on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before you begin this tutorial, you should have a basic understanding of Git and Apache. You will also need to have access to a terminal window or shell prompt.
Before you can install Gitlist, you need to make sure that Apache and PHP are installed on your system. You can use the following command to install both packages:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache
To install Gitlist, you need to download the source code from the Gitlist website. You can use the following command to download the latest version:
wget https://github.com/klaussilveira/gitlist/releases/latest/download/gitlist.tar.gz
After you have downloaded the code, extract the files using the following command:
tar -xzvf gitlist.tar.gz
Next, move the extracted files to your Apache DocumentRoot, which is usually located at /srv/http/. You can use the following command to move the files:
sudo mv gitlist /srv/http/
Before you can use Gitlist, you need to configure it to point to your Git repositories. Open the config.ini file located in the gitlist directory and modify the following settings:
[git]
client = "/usr/bin/git"
root = "/path/to/your/git/repositories"
[app]
baseurl = "http://localhost/gitlist"
Replace /path/to/your/git/repositories with the path to your Git repositories. If you want to use a different URL for Gitlist, replace http://localhost/gitlist with your desired URL.
You also need to enable two Apache modules that are required by Gitlist: rewrite and headers. You can use the following command to enable these modules:
sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/{extra/httpd-headers.conf,conf.d/}
sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/{extra/httpd-rewrite.conf,conf.d/}
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to your Gitlist URL, such as http://localhost/gitlist. If everything is working correctly, you should see a list of your Git repositories. Click on a repository to view its contents.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Gitlist on EndeavourOS Latest. Now that you have Gitlist installed, you can easily browse your Git repositories from a web-based interface.
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