GitLab is a popular open-source Git repository manager that provides a web-based Git repository management system, as well as continuous integration, and deployment features. In this tutorial, we will be discussing how to install GitLab on a Void Linux system.
Before we proceed with the installation, ensure that you have the following:
The first step to installing GitLab is to install the necessary dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
xbps-install -S git ruby postgresql-devel readline-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libcurl-devel libicu-devel pkg-config cmake
This command will install Git, Ruby, PostgreSQL, and several essential libraries required for GitLab to run on Void Linux.
GitLab requires Docker to be installed and configured properly to manage containers. To install Docker, execute the following command:
xbps-install -S docker
After installing Docker, you need to add your user to the Docker group to allow your user to manage containers. Run the following command:
sudo usermod -aG docker "<username>"
Replace <username> with your Linux user account name. Finally, restart Docker by running:
sudo systemctl restart docker
After installing and configuring Docker, the next step is to install GitLab. To install GitLab, run:
wget --no-check-certificate https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ce/script.rpm.sh -O script.rpm.sh && sudo bash script.rpm.sh && sudo xbps-install gitlab-ce
The above command will download and install the GitLab community edition package on your Void Linux system.
The final step is to configure GitLab. You can customize the configuration file by editing the /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb file. In this file, modify specific parameters like your hostname, email address, etc.
For example, to modify the default GitLab URL, edit the following line in the configuration file:
external_url 'http://gitlab.example.com'
You can also modify the email setup by editing the following lines in the file:
gitlab_rails['smtp_enable'] = true
gitlab_rails['smtp_address'] = "smtp.example.com"
gitlab_rails['smtp_port'] = 465
gitlab_rails['smtp_user_name'] = "smtp_user@example.com"
gitlab_rails['smtp_password'] = "smtp_password"
gitlab_rails['smtp_authentication'] = "login"
gitlab_rails['smtp_enable_starttls_auto'] = true
gitlab_rails['smtp_tls'] = false
To start GitLab, run:
sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure
sudo gitlab-ctl restart
You can now access GitLab on your web browser by opening http://<your-domain-name-or-IP-address>/.
In this guide, we have successfully installed and configured GitLab on a Void Linux system. You can start using GitLab to manage your repositories and deploy applications.
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