Gitblit is an open-source, pure Java Git solution for managing, viewing, and serving Git repositories. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Gitblit on FreeBSD Latest.
Before starting the installation process, you need to make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
The first step in installing Gitblit is to download the distribution package from the official website at https://www.gitblit.com/.
You can download the latest version of Gitblit using the wget command:
wget https://github.com/gitblit/gitblit/releases/download/v1.9.0/gitblit-1.9.0.tar.gz
Now that you have downloaded Gitblit, you need to extract the package to a specific directory. In this example, we will extract the package to the /usr/local directory.
Run the following commands:
tar -xvf gitblit-1.9.0.tar.gz
sudo mv gitblit-1.9.0 /usr/local/gitblit
The next step is to configure Gitblit. You can do this by editing the gitblit.properties file located in the Gitblit directory.
Run the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/gitblit/data/gitblit.properties
You can edit the configuration file as per your requirements. Make sure to save the changes before exiting.
Finally, you can start Gitblit service on FreeBSD by running the following command:
sudo /usr/local/gitblit/gitblit-service start
You can verify the Gitblit service status by running the following command:
sudo /usr/local/gitblit/gitblit-service status
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Gitblit on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use Gitblit to manage, view, and serve Git repositories on your FreeBSD server. If you face any issues during the installation process, you can refer to the official Gitblit documentation for more information.
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