Gitlist is a web-based Git repository browser that allows you to visualize your repositories and commit history in an interactive and user-friendly way. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Gitlist on your Manjaro machine.
Before you begin, you must have the following:
Gitlist requires Apache web server and PHP to be installed. You can install both of these packages using the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache
Once Apache and PHP are installed, you can download Gitlist by cloning its Git repository. Use the following command to clone the repository into your Apache web server directory:
sudo git clone https://github.com/klaussilveira/gitlist.git /srv/http/gitlist
This will create a new directory called gitlist in the /srv/http directory and copy all the necessary files from the Git repository.
Gitlist comes with a config.ini file that you can use to configure the application. You can find this file in the root directory of your Gitlist installation.
Copy the default configuration file to config.ini by running the following command:
sudo cp /srv/http/gitlist/config.ini-example /srv/http/gitlist/config.ini
Now, open the config.ini file with your favorite text editor and edit the following settings based on your preferences:
[git]
client = /usr/bin/git
default_branch = master
cache = true
[languages]
detect_browser = true
You can enable HTTPS support by setting the https option to true inside the [general] section:
[general]
https = true
If you want to use a custom logo or favicon, you can copy your images to the public/img directory in your Gitlist installation.
To make your Git repositories accessible via Gitlist, you need to configure Apache to serve requests for the Gitlist application.
One way to do this is to create a new virtual host file for Gitlist. You can use the following command to create a new virtual host file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/gitlist.conf
Then, add the following configuration to the virtual host file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName gitlist.example.com
DocumentRoot /srv/http/gitlist/public
<Directory "/srv/http/gitlist/public">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace gitlist.example.com with your domain name or IP address.
Save the file and exit your text editor.
Once you have configured Apache, you need to restart it to apply the changes. You can use the following command to restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Gitlist should now be accessible from your web browser. Navigate to http://gitlist.example.com (replace with your domain name or IP address) to view your Git repositories.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Gitlist on your Manjaro machine!
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