RhodeCode is an enterprise-level source code management system that allows you to manage code, repositories, and users, all in a single platform. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to install RhodeCode on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we start with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the required packages that RhodeCode depends on. You can do this with the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev libxslt1-dev libssl-dev libffi-dev libsqlite3-dev libpq-dev libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev
RhodeCode is built with Python, so we need to install the latest version of Python. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-dev python3-pip
To install RhodeCode, we will use pip, the package installer for Python. Run the following command to install RhodeCode:
sudo pip3 install rhodecode
By default, RhodeCode uses a SQLite database. However, if you have a production environment, it's recommended that you use a more robust database, such as PostgreSQL.
For this tutorial, we'll use SQLite. Run the following command to create a new database:
sudo rhodecode-setup --database-url sqlite:////var/opt/rhodecode/data/rhodecode.db --auth-type internal -u <admin_username>
Replace <admin_username> with your desired admin username.
Next, we'll configure Nginx or Apache to serve RhodeCode.
Create a new server block for RhodeCode in /etc/nginx/sites-available/ with the following content:
server {
listen 80;
server_name rhodecode.example.com;
client_max_body_size 100M;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:5000/;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
}
}
Replace rhodecode.example.com with your own domain name.
Next, enable the new virtual host by creating a symbolic link:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/rhodecode /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Finally, restart the Nginx server:
sudo service nginx restart
Create a new virtual host configuration file for RhodeCode in /etc/apache2/sites-available/ with the following content:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName rhodecode.example.com
JkMount /* rhodecode
JkMountCopy On
<Location /rhodecode>
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Authentication Required"
AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/.htpasswd_rhodecode
Require valid-user
</Location>
<Location /rhodecode/static>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 days"
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 days"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 days"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 days"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 days"
ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 days"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 days"
</Location>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/rhodecode_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/rhodecode_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace rhodecode.example.com with your own domain name.
Next, enable the new virtual host:
sudo a2ensite rhodecode.conf
Finally, restart the Apache server:
sudo service apache2 restart
You can access RhodeCode by visiting http://your-ip-address/ or http://your-domain.com/.
The first time you visit the site, you will be prompted to create a new user account. Follow the on-screen instructions to create your account.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install RhodeCode on Ubuntu Server Latest. We also learned how to configure Nginx or Apache as a virtual host for RhodeCode. Now, you can use RhodeCode to manage your code and repositories in an easy and efficient way.
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