How to Install GitPrep on Windows 10

GitPrep is a GitHub clone in Perl. It provides most of the common features of GitHub, such as repository, user, organization, issue tracking, etc., and it is fully functional on Windows 10. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install GitPrep on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, make sure you have the following installed:

• Perl: GitPrep is written in Perl, so it is required to have Perl installed on your Windows 10 machine.
• Git: Git is required to be installed on your machine to perform Git operations since GitPrep is GitHub clone.

Step 1: Download GitPrep

The first step is to download the GitPrep source code from its GitHub repository. Visit the GitPrep GitHub page at https://github.com/yuki-kimoto/gitprep and click the 'Code' button. Then, click 'Download ZIP' to download the source code as a Zip file.

Alternatively, you can clone the GitPrep repository using Git.

$ git clone https://github.com/yuki-kimoto/gitprep.git

This will clone the GitPrep repository into a folder named "gitprep" in the current directory.

Step 2: Install Required Perl Modules

GitPrep relies on several Perl modules that need to be installed on your machine. You can install the required Perl modules by running the following command in the command line.

$ cpanm --installdeps .

Make sure you run this command in the GitPrep directory.

Step 3: Configure GitPrep

The next step is to configure GitPrep. Copy the included config.pl.sample and rename it as config.pl.

$ cd gitprep
$ cp config.pl.sample config.pl

Then, open the config.pl file in a text editor and customize it as per your requirements. You may need to modify the 'database' section to use the database of your choice, such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.

Step 4: Initialize GitPrep

Initialize GitPrep by running the following command in the command line.

$ perl -MGitprep -e 'setup'

This will initialize the GitPrep database and create some default configurations. You can also use the following command to initialize GitPrep with custom configurations.

$ perl -MGitprep -e 'setup({ admin => { password => "mypassword" } })'

This will create an admin user with the specified password.

Step 5: Start the GitPrep Server

Finally, start the GitPrep server by running the following command in the command line.

$ perl gitprep.psgi

This will start the server, and the output will indicate that the server is listening on port 8080. Now, open your web browser and visit http://localhost:8080 to access GitPrep.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we went through the steps required to install GitPrep on Windows 10. GitPrep is a powerful GitHub clone that provides most of the common features of GitHub, such as repository, user, organization, issue tracking, etc. With the help of this tutorial, you can now easily install and configure GitPrep on your Windows 10 machine.

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