Installing GitLab on OpenBSD

GitLab is a powerful open-source code collaboration platform that helps you manage your projects, code, and team. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing GitLab on OpenBSD.

Before you begin, ensure that you have root access to your OpenBSD system, and all the necessary packages installed.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing GitLab, you need to make sure that your system has all the necessary dependencies installed. To do this, open your terminal, and execute the following command:

pkg_add -v ruby ruby-bundler rubygem-bundler-2.2.19 node gitcore py3-pip

This command will install the required packages and their dependencies.

Step 2: Download GitLab Source Code

Next, you need to download the GitLab source code. Run the following command to download the GitLab source code:

git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss.git

This will clone the GitLab repository to the gitlab-foss directory.

Step 3: Install GitLab

To install GitLab, you need to run the installation script inside the GitLab source directory. First, change to the gitlab-foss directory using the following command:

cd gitlab-foss

Now, run the installation script:

sudo ./bin/setup

This will install and configure GitLab on your system. The installation may take some time depending on your system and internet speed.

Step 4: Start GitLab

Once GitLab installation is complete, start the GitLab service by running:

sudo /etc/rc.d/gitlab start

You can check the status of the GitLab service by running:

sudo /etc/rc.d/gitlab status

Step 5: Access GitLab

You can now access GitLab by visiting http://localhost:80 (if you haven't changed the default port in GitLab's configuration). You will need to set up an account and create a new project to start using GitLab.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install GitLab on OpenBSD. GitLab is an excellent tool for managing your projects, code, and team, and it can help your team collaborate more efficiently. We hope this guide has been helpful.

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