Installing GitPrep on Debian Latest
GitPrep is a Git repository hosting application that is easy to install, lightweight and simple to use. This tutorial will walk you through the installation process of GitPrep on a Debian Latest operating system.
Requirements
Before you begin with the installation process, make sure to have the following requirements:
- A server running Debian Latest
- root access or sudo privileges on the server
- Git installed on the server
- Perl installed on the server
Steps
Update the system package list:
sudo apt-get updateInstall the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install -y curl perl libcgi-fast-perlDownload GitPrep from the official GitHub repository:
sudo curl -L https://github.com/yuki-kimoto/gitprep/archive/master.tar.gz -o gitprep.tar.gzExtract the downloaded archive:
sudo tar -xzvf gitprep.tar.gzMove the extracted directory to
/var/www/html/:sudo mv gitprep-master /var/www/html/gitprepChange the ownership of the
/var/www/html/gitprepdirectory and its contents to thewww-datauser:sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/gitprepCreate a virtual host configuration file for GitPrep:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/gitprep.confAdd the following configuration to the virtual host file and save it:
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerName gitprep.example.com DocumentRoot /var/www/html/gitprep <Directory /var/www/html/gitprep> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Require all granted </Directory> </VirtualHost>Note: Replace
gitprep.example.comwith your domain name or IP address.Enable the virtual host configuration:
sudo a2ensite gitprep.confRestart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2Now, you can access GitPrep by navigating to
http://gitprep.example.com(replacegitprep.example.comwith your domain name or IP address).
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GitPrep on your Debian Latest server.