How to Install Bonobo Git Server on Ubuntu Server Latest

Bonobo Git Server is a web-based management tool for Git repositories. Here's a tutorial on how to get it up and running on an Ubuntu Server.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies for Bonobo Git Server

Before installing Bonobo Git Server, you need to make sure that the required dependencies are installed correctly. This can be done through the following command:

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https dirmngr --yes

Step 2: Download the Bonobo Git Server Installer

You can download the latest Bonobo Git Server installer using the wget command:

wget https://github.com/BonoboGitServer/Bonobo-Git-Server/releases/download/v7.0.0/Bonobo.Git.Server.zip

You can also download the latest installer from the official Bonobo Git Server website.

Step 3: Unzip the Installer

Next, you need to unzip the downloaded Bonobo Git Server installer:

unzip Bonobo.Git.Server.zip -d Bonobo.Git.Server

Step 4: Install .NET Core

The Bonobo Git Server runs on .NET Core, so you need to install .NET Core on your Ubuntu Server. You can install .NET Core by running the following commands:

wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.asc.gpg
sudo mv microsoft.asc.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/prod.list
sudo mv prod.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dotnet-sdk-3.1

Step 5: Start Bonobo Git Server

To start the Bonobo Git Server, navigate to the extracted directory with the following command:

cd Bonobo.Git.Server

Then, start the server by running the following command:

dotnet Bonobo.Git.Server.dll

Step 6: Access Bonobo Git Server via Web Browser

The Bonobo Git Server is now running on your Ubuntu Server. You can access it through a web browser by navigating to the server's IP or domain name, followed by port 8080. For example:

http://your-server-ip:8080
http://your-domain-name:8080

Conclusion

That's it. You now have Bonobo Git Server up and running on your Ubuntu Server. You can now start creating and managing Git repositories from the web interface.

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