SCM Manager is an open-source tool for managing Git, Mercurial, and Subversion repositories. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing SCM Manager on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before starting the installation process, update and upgrade the Ubuntu Server to ensure all packages are up to date.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
For SCM Manager, a java runtime environment is required, so install one from the official package.
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk
Verify the installation by running the following command:
java -version
Download the SCM Manager package from its official website. To get the link, select the latest version and copy the link.
cd /tmp
wget https://packages.scm-manager.org/service/rest/v1/search/assets/download?includeVersions=true&repositoryId=releases&group=sonia.scm&name=scm-server-app&format=tar.gz&sort=version
Extract the downloaded file:
tar -xzf download\?includeVersions\=true\&repositoryId\=releases\&group\=sonia.scm\&name\=scm-server-app\&format\=tar\.gz\&sort\=version
Move the extracted folder to the /opt directory and rename the folder as "scm-manager":
sudo mv scm-server-* /opt/scm-manager
Set the appropriate permissions to the folder:
sudo chown -R root:root /opt/scm-manager
sudo chmod -R 755 /opt/scm-manager
Execute the following command to run the SCM Manager:
sudo /opt/scm-manager/bin/scm-server start
To test the installation, open up a web browser and access the SCM Manager by browsing to:
http://localhost:8080/scm/
You will see a login screen for the SCM Manager.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install SCM Manager on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now you can start using it for managing your repositories.
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