Cgit is a powerful and responsive web interface for Git repositories. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Cgit on Kali Linux Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
First, we need to install the dependencies required for installing and running Cgit. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install git-core apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php-fpm php-gd spawn-fcgi fcgiwrap
This will install all the dependencies that we need for Cgit.
Next, we need to download and install Cgit. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
git clone git://git.zx2c4.com/cgit
cd cgit
make
sudo make install
These commands will download Cgit from its official repository, navigate to the directory, compile, and install it.
Now, we need to configure Apache web server for Cgit. Open the terminal and run the following command to create a new Apache virtual host for Cgit:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/cgit.conf
Enter the following code in the file, replace <your_domain> with your domain name:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName <your_domain>
DocumentRoot /usr/local/share/cgit
<Directory /usr/local/share/cgit>
Options FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit the editor. Now, enable the new virtual host by running the following command.
sudo a2ensite cgit.conf
After enabling the site, reload Apache:
sudo service apache2 reload
We need to configure Cgit to work with our Git repositories. Open the terminal and navigate to the cgit directory we cloned earlier.
cd ~/cgit
sudo nano cgitrc
In the cgitrc file, update the following variables:
# set the title of your cgit instance
sitename=My Cgit
# set the root of all your git repositories
root=/path/to/your/repositories
# set the logo for your cgit instance
logo=/path/to/your/logo.png
# set the css file for your cgit instance
css=/path/to/your/css/style.css
Save the file and exit the editor.
Finally, start Cgit by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start cgit
This will start Cgit and you should be able to access it in your web browser by navigating to http://<your_domain>/.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Cgit on Kali Linux Latest. We installed the dependencies, downloaded and installed Cgit, configured Apache for Cgit, configured Cgit, and started it. Cgit is now ready to use with your Git repositories.
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