GitBucket is a web-based Git repository management system that can be easily installed on OpenSUSE using a few basic commands. This tutorial will walk you through the installation process step-by-step.
Open the terminal on your OpenSUSE system.
Update your system package list by running the following command:
sudo zypper refresh
Install Java 8 or above, which is required to run GitBucket, using the following command:
sudo zypper install java-1_8_0-openjdk
Download GitBucket using the following command:
wget https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket/releases/download/4.34.1/gitbucket.war
Note: You can download the latest stable version of GitBucket from the releases page on the GitBucket website. Ensure that you adjust the command above to reflect the version of GitBucket that you are downloading.
Create a new user to run GitBucket using the following command:
sudo useradd -r -m -U -d /opt/gitbucket -s /bin/bash gitbucket
Move the downloaded GitBucket file to the user's home directory and rename it to "gitbucket.war" using the following command:
sudo mv gitbucket.war /opt/gitbucket/
Change the ownership of the GitBucket directory to the "gitbucket" user using the following command:
sudo chown -R gitbucket:gitbucket /opt/gitbucket/
Create a new service to run GitBucket using the following commands:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/gitbucket.service
Add the following content to the file:
[Unit]
Description=GitBucket
After=network.target
[Service]
User=gitbucket
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /opt/gitbucket/gitbucket.war
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save the file and close the editor.
Reload the systemd daemon and start the GitBucket service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start gitbucket
To check the status of the GitBucket service, you can run the following command:
sudo systemctl status gitbucket
If the service is running correctly, you will see "active (running)" in the output.
By default, the GitBucket web interface listens on port 8080. Therefore, to access GitBucket, you will need to open your web browser and visit:
http://your-server-ip:8080/
You can log in using the default credentials: "root" for the username and "admin" for the password. Once logged in, you can configure GitBucket and create repositories as needed.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install GitBucket on OpenSUSE Latest. With GitBucket, you can now manage your Git repositories using a simple and user-friendly web interface.
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