Gitea is an open-source git hosting platform that is easy to use, lightweight, and has a low resource footprint. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps for installing Gitea on Void Linux.
Before we start the installation process, we need to make sure our system is up to date by running the following commands:
sudo xbps-install -S
sudo xbps-install -u
These commands will update the package manager and upgrade all installed packages on the system.
Gitea requires several dependencies to be installed on the system before it can be installed. To install the required dependencies, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S git go nodejs npm sqlite
Next, we need to download Gitea. You can download it from the official website or by running the following command:
wget https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/<version>/gitea-<version>-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Replace <version> with the desired version of Gitea.
Extract the downloaded tar.gz file using the following command:
tar xvf gitea-<version>-linux-amd64.tar.gz
This will extract the Gitea files in a directory named gitea-<version>.
Create a new user for Gitea by running the following command:
sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash git
Next, create a new directory that will store the Gitea repositories:
sudo mkdir /var/lib/gitea
sudo chown git:git /var/lib/gitea
Create a new configuration file named app.ini in the Gitea configuration directory:
sudo mkdir /etc/gitea
sudo nano /etc/gitea/app.ini
Add the following lines to the app.ini file:
[server]
ROOT_URL = https://<your-domain>
SSH_DOMAIN = <your-domain>
[database]
DB_TYPE = sqlite3
HOST = 127.0.0.1:3306
NAME = gitea
USER = gitea
PASSWD = a-secure-password
SSL_MODE = disable
[repository]
ROOT = /var/lib/gitea
Replace <your-domain> with the domain name or IP address you will use to access the Gitea web interface.
To install Gitea, move the extracted gitea-<version> directory to the /usr/local/ directory:
sudo mv gitea-<version> /usr/local/gitea
Next, symlink the Gitea binary to the /usr/local/bin directory:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/gitea/gitea /usr/local/bin/gitea
Finally, start the Gitea service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable gitea
sudo systemctl start gitea
You can access Gitea by visiting https://<your-domain> in your web browser. You will be prompted to create a new admin account, after which you can start using Gitea.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gitea on Void Linux.
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