Installing Gitolite on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Gitolite is a popular access control system for Git repositories. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gitolite on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

• A Fedora CoreOS Latest instance with root privileges
• A non-root user account with sudo access

Step 1: Install Git and SSH

First, let's install Git and SSH.

sudo dnf install git ssh

Step 2: Create a Gitolite User

Next, let's create a new user for Gitolite.

sudo useradd --system --create-home --comment "Gitolite User" gitolite

Step 3: Switch to the Gitolite User

Let's switch to the Gitolite user account.

sudo su - gitolite

Step 4: Install Gitolite

We will now install Gitolite by cloning the Gitolite repository.

git clone https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite

Next, we will execute the Gitolite installation script.

./gitolite/install -ln

This command will install Gitolite in the home directory of the Gitolite user.

Step 5: Configure Gitolite

Now that Gitolite is installed, let's configure it.

nano ~/.gitolite.rc

Add the following line to the end of the file.

$ENV{PATH}="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin";

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Initialize Gitolite

Next, we will initialize Gitolite by creating the Gitolite administrator key.

ssh-keygen -t rsa

This command will generate a new RSA key pair. Press Enter to accept the default values.

Step 7: Add the Gitolite Administrator Key

Let's add the administrator key to Gitolite.

nano ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Copy the contents of the file.

ssh gitolite@localhost

Enter the password for the Gitolite user.

$ nano ~/gitolite-admin/keydir/admin.pub

Paste the contents of the id_rsa.pub file and save the file.

$ git add keydir/admin.pub
$ git commit -m "Add administrator key"
$ git push

This command will update the Gitolite configuration and add the administrator key.

Step 8: Test Gitolite

Let's test Gitolite by creating a new repository.

ssh gitolite@localhost

Enter the password for the Gitolite user.

$ git init test.git
$ cd test.git
$ exit

This command will create a new Git repository and exit the Gitolite user account.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gitolite on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. You can now use Gitolite to manage access to your Git repositories.

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