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Installing SCM Manager on FreeBSD Latest

This tutorial will guide you on how to install SCM Manager on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD Latest system with root access
• A command-line interface (Terminal or SSH)

Step 1: Install Java

SCM Manager requires Java JDK 8 or later to be installed on the system. To install Java, run the following commands:

# pkg update
# pkg install openjdk8

Step 2: Download and Extract SCM Manager

Next, you need to download the SCM Manager from their website. You can download the latest version of SCM Manager at https://www.scm-manager.org/download/.

# cd /usr/local
# fetch https://packages.scm-manager.org/repository/releases/download/sonia/scm/manager/scm-manager/1.64/scm-server-app-1.64.tar.gz
# tar -xzf scm-server-app-1.64.tar.gz
# rm scm-server-app-1.64.tar.gz

Step 3: Create a System User for SCM Manager

It is a good practice to run SCM Manager as a dedicated user. To create a system user for SCM Manager, run the following command:

# pw adduser scm

Step 4: Configure SCM Manager

Create a new configuration file for SCM Manager:

# cd /usr/local/scm-server-app-1.64/conf
# cp scm-server.default.xml scm-server.xml

Open the scm-server.xml file with your preferred editor and modify the web-server and proxy sections according to your needs.

Step 5: Start SCM Manager

You can start SCM Manager using the following command:

# /usr/local/scm-server-app-1.64/bin/scm-server start

You should now be able to access SCM Manager by opening your web browser and navigating to http://your-server-ip:8080/.

Step 6: Enable SCM Manager at Boot

To ensure that SCM Manager starts automatically when the system boots up, create a new service file for SCM Manager:

# cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d
# touch scm-manager
# chmod +x scm-manager

Open the scm-manager file with your preferred editor and paste in the following code:

#!/bin/sh
#
# PROVIDE: scm-manager
# REQUIRE: LOGIN
# KEYWORD: shutdown
#
# Add the following line to /etc/rc.conf to enable SCM Manager:
# scm_manager_enable="YES"

. /etc/rc.subr

name="scm-manager"
rcvar="scm_manager_enable"

start_cmd="/usr/local/scm-server-app-1.64/bin/scm-server start"
stop_cmd="/usr/local/scm-server-app-1.64/bin/scm-server stop"
status_cmd="/usr/local/scm-server-app-1.64/bin/scm-server status"

load_rc_config $name
run_rc_command "$1"

Save and exit the file.

To enable SCM Manager at boot, add the following line to the /etc/rc.conf file:

scm_manager_enable="YES"

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured SCM Manager on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use SCM Manager to manage version control systems for your projects.

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