How to install SCM Manager on Linux Mint Latest

SCM Manager is a free, open-source tool designed to manage and share software projects. It provides easy and convenient access to Git, Mercurial, and Subversion repositories. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install SCM Manager on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• Access to a Linux Mint Latest server
• A user with sudo privileges
• Internet access

Step 1: Update the system

The first thing you need to do is update your Linux Mint Latest system to ensure that all the packages are up to date. Connect to your server via SSH and run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

SCM Manager requires Java Runtime Environment to be installed on the server. To install JRE, execute the command:

sudo apt install default-jre -y

Step 3: Download and extract SCM Manager

Head over to the SCM Manager download page. Copy the download link URL of the latest Stable release.

Back to your terminal, download the package using curl command:

curl -L -O https://packages.scm-manager.org/repository/releases/scm-server/2.23.1/scm-server-2.23.1-app.tar.gz

After the download is complete, extract the package using tar command:

sudo tar xzf scm-server-2.23.1-app.tar.gz -C /opt/

Step 4: Configure SCM Manager

To configure SCM Manager, navigate to the /opt/scm-server-2.23.1 directory:

cd /opt/scm-server-2.23.1

Then, start SCM Manager using the following command:

sudo ./bin/scm-server start

Open your web browser and browse to http://your-server-ip:8080/scm/. The default username and password are "admin" and "admin". Log in and change the admin password.

Step 5: Configure the system service

To start SCM Manager automatically at boot time and make it easier to manage the service, we will create a systemd service.

Create a new file called scm-server.service in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/scm-server.service

Then, paste the following configuration into the file:

[Unit]
Description=SCM-Manager
After=network.target

[Service]
User=root
ExecStart=/opt/scm-server-2.23.1/bin/scm-server start
ExecStop=/opt/scm-server-2.23.1/bin/scm-server stop
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and Enter.

Next, reload the systemd daemon:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

And start the SCM Manager service:

sudo systemctl start scm-server

To check the status of SCM Manager, run the command:

sudo systemctl status scm-server

You should see a message similar to this if the service started successfully:

● scm-server.service - SCM-Manager
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/scm-server.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-01-31 15:46:50 UTC; 5s ago
   Main PID: 14475 (scm-server)
      Tasks: 29 (limit: 2324)
     Memory: 42.9M
        CPU: 499ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/scm-server.service
             └─14475 /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java -Dbootstrap_confdir=/opt/scm-server/bin/../conf -Dscm.home=/var/opt/scm-server/ -Xms256m -Xmx1024m -jar /opt/scm-server/lib/scm-server-webapp-2.23.1.war

Finally, enable the service to start at boot time:

sudo systemctl enable scm-server

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured SCM Manager on your Linux Mint Latest server. You can now use SCM Manager to manage and share your software projects with ease.

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