How to Install GitPrep on POP! OS Latest

GitPrep is a web-based Git repository hosting solution. It is open-sourced and built with Perl programming language. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install GitPrep on POP! OS Latest in a few steps.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing GitPrep, make sure your POP! OS system has all the necessary dependencies installed. Run the following command in your terminal to install the dependencies:

sudo apt-get install git curl build-essential openssl libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libffi-dev

Step 2: Clone GitPrep from GitHub repository

Next, we need to clone GitPrep from the GitHub repository. Run the following command in your terminal to clone GitPrep:

git clone https://github.com/yuki-kimoto/gitprep.git

Step 3: Install Perl modules

Before we can install and run GitPrep, we need to install Perl modules required for GitPrep. Run the following commands in your terminal to install the required Perl modules:

cd gitprep
sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install Digest::SHA1'
sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install IO::Tee'
sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install JSON'
sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install Mojolicious'
sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install Text::Markdown'
sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install URI::Escape'
sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install LWP::Protocol::https'
sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install HTML::Entities'

Step 4: Configure GitPrep

Now, it's time to configure GitPrep. Run the following command in your terminal to create a configuration file:

cp gitprep.conf.sample gitprep.conf

Now, open the gitprep.conf file using your text editor and configure the settings as per your requirements.

Step 5: Start GitPrep

Once you have configured GitPrep, it's time to start the GitPrep service. Run the following command in your terminal to start the GitPrep service:

morbo script/gitprep

You will see a message saying "Listening at http://127.0.0.1:3000" which indicates GitPrep is now running on your system.

Step 6: Access GitPrep

Now, open your web browser and access http://127.0.0.1:3000. You will see the GitPrep login page. Use the default username admin and password password to log in.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed GitPrep on your POP! OS Latest system.

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