How to Install Gogs on POP! OS Latest

Gogs is an open-source self-hosted Git service written in Go language. It is a lightweight alternative to Github, Gitlab, or Bitbucket. In this tutorial, we will provide you with steps on how to install Gogs on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, please make sure that you have a user account with sudo privileges, along with the following packages:

• Git
• PostgresSQL or MySQL/MariaDB
• Go
• Nginx

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Install the Necessary Dependencies

Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git postgresql nginx

2. Install Go

You can install Go using the official documentation, or by running the following commands:

sudo apt install golang

Verify the installation using the following command:

go version

3. Create a new PostgreSQL Database

Create a new PostgreSQL database with the following command:

sudo -u postgres createdb -O postgres -E UTF8 gogs

4. Install Gogs

Create a new user account for the Gogs repository and switch to it:

sudo adduser --system --group --disabled-login gogs
sudo su - gogs

Clone the Gogs repository:

git clone https://github.com/gogs/gogs $HOME/gogs

Build the Gogs binary using the following command:

cd $HOME/gogs
go build

The binary file will be created inside the gogs folder.

5. Configure Gogs

Create a configuration file for the Gogs service:

cp $HOME/gogs/custom/config/app.ini.sample $HOME/gogs/custom/config/app.ini
nano $HOME/gogs/custom/config/app.ini

In the configuration file, change the following settings:

[server]
HTTP_PORT = 3000
ROOT_URL = http://[SERVER_IP]:3000/
; Change SERVER_IP to the IP address of your server

[database]
TYPE = postgres
HOST = 127.0.0.1:5432
NAME = gogs
USER = postgres
PASSWD =
; Change these settings based on your database configuration

Save and exit the file.

6. Configure Nginx

Create a new Nginx configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/gogs.conf

Paste the following configuration:

upstream gogs {
    server 127.0.0.1:3000;
    keepalive 30;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name _;

    # Redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS
    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name _;

    ssl_certificate /path/to/cert.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/cert.key;
    # Change these settings based on your SSL and domain

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://gogs;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

Save and close the file.

7. Run Gogs

Now, we can start the Gogs service using the following command:

./gogs web

You can access the Gogs web interface by visiting http://[SERVER_IP]:3000 using your favorite web browser.

8. Create a Systemd Service

To ensure that Gogs is always running in the background, we can create a Systemd service for it.

Create a new file /etc/systemd/system/gogs.service and paste the following configuration:

[Unit]
Description=Gogs Git Service
After=syslog.target
After=postgresql.service

[Service]
User=gogs
Group=gogs
ExecStart=/path/to/gogs web
Restart=always
Environment=USER=gogs HOME=/home/gogs

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file.

Reload the Systemd configuration:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Start and enable the Gogs service:

sudo systemctl start gogs
sudo systemctl enable gogs

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Gogs on POP! OS Latest, and how to configure it to run as a service in the background. You can now use Gogs to host your own repository and collaborate with your team.

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