How to Install Gitblit on macOS

Gitblit is an open-source, pure Java stack for managing, viewing, and serving Git repositories. Gitblit provides an easy-to-use web interface for managing Git repositories.

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Gitblit on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before installing Gitblit, you will need to have the following prerequisites:

• Java 8 or later
• Git client

If you don't have Java and Git installed on your macOS, you can install them using Homebrew.

brew install java git

Installation Steps

1. Download Gitblit from the official website https://www.gitblit.com/.

2. Extract the downloaded package to a folder of your choice.

tar -xzf gitblit-1.9.1.tar.gz -C /path/to/extract/

3. Start Gitblit.

cd /path/to/extract/
./gitblit.sh

You should see a message similar to the following:

[main] [INFO ] [Gitblit.java:256 ] Starting Gitblit 1.9.1
[main] [INFO ] [GitServlet.java:175 ] Serving repositories from baseFolder: /path/to/gitblit/data/repos
[main] [INFO ] [GitServlet.java:356 ] GitBlit server started on http://*:8080
[main] [INFO ] [GitServlet.java:358 ]         ssh://*:29418 (git)
[main] [INFO ] [GitServlet.java:364 ] GitBlit available at d4ay-macbook-air.local:8080

4. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/.

5. You should see the Gitblit web interface, where you can create and manage your Git repositories.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Gitblit on your macOS.

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