How to Install Cgit on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Cgit is a web interface for Git repositories. It allows you to browse and navigate repositories in a web browser. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Cgit on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Step 1 – Install Dependencies

Before you can install Cgit, you need to install its dependencies. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo dnf install -y git fcgi spawn-fcgi nginx

This command will install Git, FastCGI, Nginx, and Spawn-FCGI.

Step 2 – Download Cgit

The next step is to download Cgit. You can do this by running the following command:

git clone https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit

This command will create a directory called cgit in your current directory and download the Cgit source code.

Step 3 – Compile and Install Cgit

Once you have downloaded Cgit, you need to compile and install it. You can do this by running the following commands:

cd cgit
sudo make install PREFIX=/usr/local

This command will compile Cgit and install it to /usr/local/bin.

Step 4 – Configure Nginx

The final step is to configure Nginx to serve your Cgit repositories. You can do this by creating a new Nginx configuration file at /etc/nginx/conf.d/cgit.conf with the following content:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com; 

    root /var/git;
    index cgit.cgi;

    location / {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME /usr/local/bin/cgit.cgi;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/spawn-fcgi.sock;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $request_uri;
    }
}

Change example.com to your domain name, and /var/git to the path where your Git repositories are located.

Finally, restart Nginx by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Cgit on Fedora CoreOS Latest and configured Nginx to serve your repositories. Now you can browse and navigate your Git repositories in a web browser.

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