How to Install Gogs on Void Linux

Gogs is a self-hosted Git service that is simple, lightweight and cross-platform. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation process of installing Gogs on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start installing Gogs on Void Linux, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are fulfilled:

1. You must have root access to your system.
2. You must have installed Git on your system.

Steps for Installation

Follow the below steps to install Gogs on Void Linux:

Step 1: Install dependencies

First, you need to install the required dependencies for Gogs. Run the below command:

xbps-install sqlite nginx

Step 2: Download and Extract Gogs

Download the Gogs source code from the official website https://gogs.io/, and then extract it using the following command:

tar -xzf gogs_*.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure Gogs

After extracting the source code, configure Gogs by editing the custom/conf/app.ini file. If you want to use the default configuration, you can copy the custom/conf/app.ini.sample file to custom/conf/app.ini:

$ cd gogs
$ cp custom/conf/app.ini.sample custom/conf/app.ini

Then, edit the custom/conf/app.ini file and modify the following settings:

APP_NAME = Gogs
[database]
DB_TYPE  = sqlite3

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Now we need to configure Nginx to act as a reverse proxy for Gogs. Open the Nginx configuration file in your preferred text editor:

$ vim /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Add the following lines to the http block:

upstream gogs {
    server 127.0.0.1:3000;
}

server {
    listen       80;
    server_name  yourdomain.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://gogs;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

Step 5: Run Gogs

Finally, start the Gogs service:

$ ./gogs web

You can now access Gogs by opening your web browser and going to http://yourdomain.com.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have discussed how to install Gogs on Void Linux. Now you can self-host your Git service with Gogs.

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