SCM Manager is an open-source and web-based source code management system that allows developers to manage and track their codebase, collaborate with their team, and simplify their development workflows. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing SCM Manager on MXLinux, one of the most popular Linux distributions.
Before proceeding with this guide, you will need:
The first step is to update your system packages to ensure that you have the latest security and bug fixes. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
SCM Manager is a Java-based application, so you will need to install Java on your system. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk -y
Next, you need to download the SCM Manager package from the official website. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
wget https://maven.scm-manager.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/sonia/scm/scm-server/2.36/scm-server-2.36-app.tar.gz
After downloading the package, you need to extract it to a directory of your choice. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo tar -xzvf scm-server-2.36-app.tar.gz -C /opt/
Next, we need to create a systemd service file to make SCM Manager start automatically on system boot. You can create a new file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/scm.service
Paste the following text into the editor and save the file:
[Unit]
Description=SCM Manager Service
After=syslog.target network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/opt/scm-server/bin/scm-server start
ExecStop=/opt/scm-server/bin/scm-server stop
User=root
Group=root
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Next, we need to reload systemd and enable the newly created service. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable scm.service
sudo systemctl start scm.service
Finally, we need to open the firewall port for SCM Manager so that we can access it from the browser. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo ufw allow 8080/tcp
Now, you can access the SCM Manager web interface by typing your server IP address followed by port 8080 (http://server_ip_address:8080) in your favorite web browser.
You have successfully installed and configured SCM Manager on your MXLinux machine. You can now use this tool to manage and track your source code, collaborate with team members, and simplify your development workflows.
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