How to Install Gitblit on OpenSUSE Latest

Gitblit is a Git-based source control management system that is very lightweight and user friendly. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gitblit on OpenSUSE Latest.

Pre-Installation Requirements

To install Gitblit on OpenSUSE, you will need:

• A machine running OpenSUSE Latest
• Java 8 or higher
• Git client

Step 1 – Download Gitblit

First, download Gitblit from the following link: https://github.com/gitblit/gitblit/releases/tag/v1.9.0

Once downloaded, extract the Gitblit archive to a directory of your choice.

$ tar -xf gitblit-1.9.0.tar.gz

Step 2 – Set Up Gitblit

Next, set up Gitblit by creating a new user:

$ sudo useradd -s /bin/bash -m gitblit
$ sudo passwd gitblit
<Set a password for the gitblit user>

Then, move the extracted Gitblit files to the gitblit user's home directory:

$ sudo mv gitblit-1.9.0/* /home/gitblit/

Finally, make sure the gitblit user has read and write permissions on the Gitblit files:

$ sudo chown gitblit:gitblit /home/gitblit -R

Step 3 – Configure Gitblit

Create a new configuration file for Gitblit:

$ sudo cp /home/gitblit/data/default.properties /home/gitblit/data/custom.properties
$ sudo nano /home/gitblit/data/custom.properties

In the custom.properties file, change the following settings:

server.httpBind = 0.0.0.0           # Bind to all available interfaces
server.port = 8080                  # Use port 8080 (or any other port you prefer)
server.redirectToHttpsPort = -1     # Disable HTTPS redirection
git.repositoriesFolder = /srv/git   # Set the repository storage directory to /srv/git

Save and close the custom.properties file.

Step 4 – Start Gitblit

To start Gitblit, run the following command:

$ sudo -u gitblit /home/gitblit/gitblit start

You can now access Gitblit by opening a web browser and navigating to:

http://<IP_address>:8080

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Gitblit on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now start using Gitblit as your Git-based source control management system.

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