Overview
Gogs is a self-hosted Git service written in Go language. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Gogs on your Windows 10 system.
Prerequisites
- A Windows 10 machine
- Administrative rights on the machine
- Git for Windows installed
Steps
1. Download Gogs
- Go to https://gogs.io/ and click on the "Download" button.
- Select "Windows" as the platform.
- Choose the latest version available and select the "64-bit" option.
- You will be redirected to the download page. Download the "Gogs Windows-64bit.exe" file.
2. Install Gogs
- After the download is complete, open the downloaded file "Gogs Windows-64bit.exe".
- Select the installation path. The default installation path is "C:\Program Files\Gogs".
- Leave the "Create start menu entry" option checked.
- Click on "Install" to start the installation.
- Wait for the installation process to finish.
3. Configure Gogs
- After the installation is complete, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000/ to access Gogs.
- You will be asked to configure Gogs.
- Choose the database type. SQLite3 is the default option, which is suitable for small installations. If you're planning to have a large amount of users or repositories, you should consider using MySQL or PostgreSQL.
- Enter the "Application Name". This can be anything you want.
- Enter the "Repository Root Path". This is the directory where your Git repositories will be stored. The default path is "C:\Gogs\repositories".
- Enter the "Run User". This is the user under which Gogs will run. You can leave it as the default "git".
- Enter the "Domain". This is the domain name used to access Gogs. If you're using Gogs on a local network, you can leave it as "localhost".
- Enter the "HTTP Port". This is the port used to access Gogs using HTTP. The default is "3000".
- Enter the "SSH Port". This is the port used to access Gogs using SSH. The default is "22".
- Enter the "Administrator Account Settings". Enter the email and password for the administrator account.
- Click on "Install" to finish the installation.
4. Access Gogs
- After the installation is complete, go to http://localhost:3000/ to access Gogs.
- You will be asked to log in with the administrator account you created in step 3.
- After logging in, you can start using Gogs.
Conclusion
You have successfully installed Gogs on your Windows 10 machine. You can now start creating Git repositories and managing your code using Gogs.
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