How to Install Gitblit on Manjaro

Gitblit is a web-based Git repository manager that allows you to easily host, manage and distribute your Git repositories. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Gitblit on Manjaro, a popular Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

Before installing Gitblit, make sure you have the following requirements:

• A Manjaro Linux desktop or server operating system
• A terminal application with superuser privileges
• The latest version of Git installed on your system

Step 1: Download Gitblit

To download Gitblit, follow these steps:

1. Open the official Gitblit download page in your web browser.
2. Scroll down to the "Binaries" section and click on the gitblit-*.tar.gz link that corresponds to your system architecture. For example, if you have a 64-bit Manjaro system, you should download the gitblit-1.9.0.tar.gz file.

Step 2: Install Gitblit

To install Gitblit, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal application on your Manjaro system.
2. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the gitblit-*.tar.gz file. For example, if you downloaded the file to your Downloads directory, run the following command:

cd ~/Downloads

3. Extract the Gitblit archive by running the following command:

tar xvzf gitblit-*.tar.gz

4. Move the extracted Gitblit directory to the /opt directory by running the following command:

sudo mv gitblit-* /opt/gitblit

5. Configure Gitblit by editing the gitblit.properties file with your preferred settings. For example, you can change the default port or enable the Groovy scripting engine. Run the following command to open the file in your terminal:

sudo nano /opt/gitblit/data/gitblit.properties

6. Save your changes to the gitblit.properties file by pressing Ctrl + O, then press Enter. Exit Nano by pressing Ctrl + X.

7. Start the Gitblit service with the following command:

sudo systemctl start gitblit

You can verify that Gitblit is running by visiting http://localhost:8081 in your web browser. You should see the Gitblit login page.

Step 3: Configure Your Firewall

By default, Manjaro Linux does not have any firewalls enabled. However, if you have a firewall enabled on your system, you need to configure it to allow traffic to the Gitblit service. Follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal application on your Manjaro system.
2. Run the following command to allow traffic to the Gitblit service:

sudo ufw allow 8081/tcp

This allows incoming traffic to the Gitblit service on TCP port 8081.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Gitblit on Manjaro Linux. You also learned how to configure Gitblit and your firewall to allow connections to the service. With Gitblit, you can easily host and manage Git repositories on your Manjaro system.

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