Sourcehut is a web-based software development platform that facilitates the management and collaboration of code repositories, issue trackers, continuous integration, and more. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing Sourcehut on Void Linux.
Before we begin, make sure your Void Linux system is up to date, and you have administrative privileges.
Start by installing the dependencies required by Sourcehut. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S curl git openssh rsync docker
This will install the curl, git, openssh, rsync, and docker packages that are required to run Sourcehut.
Next, we need to install the Sourcehut Installer, which is a tool that automates the installation process for Sourcehut services. Run the following command in your terminal:
curl -L https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc/archive/refs/tags/1.11.1.tar.gz -o ~/scdoc.tgz
sudo tar xvzf ~/scdoc.tgz -C /usr/local
This will download and install the scdoc utility, which is used to build and install the Sourcehut packages.
We can now install the Sourcehut services using the installer. Start by cloning the Sourcehut Installer repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/sourcehut/installer.git
Change to the installer directory and run the following command to install the services:
sudo make install
This will install the Sourcehut services, which include git.sr.ht, lists.sr.ht, todo.sr.ht, man.sr.ht, and builds.sr.ht.
After installing the services, we need to configure them for use. The configuration files for each service are located in the /etc/sourcehut directory.
For example, to configure git.sr.ht, create a file git.sr.ht.conf in the /etc/sourcehut directory and add the following lines:
[git]
run = true
domain = your-git-domain.com
Replace your-git-domain.com with your own domain name.
Continue configuring each service by adding the appropriate configuration details to their respective configuration files.
Finally, we can start the Sourcehut services with the following command:
sudo sv start git.sr.ht
sudo sv start lists.sr.ht
sudo sv start todo.sr.ht
sudo sv start man.sr.ht
sudo sv start builds.sr.ht
You can verify that the services are running by checking their status:
sudo sv status git.sr.ht
sudo sv status lists.sr.ht
sudo sv status todo.sr.ht
sudo sv status man.sr.ht
sudo sv status builds.sr.ht
In this tutorial, we have walked through the process of installing Sourcehut on Void Linux. With the Sourcehut services up and running, you can take advantage of the platform's features to manage your software development projects with ease.
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