How to Install SCM Manager on Debian Latest?

SCM Manager is an open source web-based application for managing Git, Mercurial, and Subversion repositories. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install SCM Manager on Debian latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure your Debian system is up to date.

  1. Update packages index:
sudo apt update
  1. Upgrade system packages:
sudo apt upgrade

Step 1: Download SCM Manager

  1. Download the latest version of SCM Manager from the official website using the wget command:
sudo wget https://maven.scm-manager.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/sonia/scm/scm-server/2.31.0/scm-server-2.31.0-app.tar.gz
  1. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
sudo tar -zxvf scm-server-2.31.0-app.tar.gz
  1. Move the extracted files to /opt directory:
sudo mv scm-server-2.31.0 /opt/scm-manager

Step 2: Install Java

Before installing SCM Manager, Java must be installed on your system.

  1. Check if Java is installed:
java -version
  1. If Java is not installed, install it using the following command:
sudo apt-get install default-jdk
  1. Verify the Java version using the following command:
java -version

Step 3: Configure SCM Manager

  1. Open the SCM Manager configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /opt/scm-manager/conf/scm-server.config
  1. Replace the default bind address (0.0.0.0) with the IP address or hostname of your server:
http:
  # ...
  connector:
    type: http/1.1
    port: 8080
    host: server_ip
    # ...
  1. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start SCM Manager

  1. Start SCM Manager using the following command:
sudo /opt/scm-manager/bin/scm-server start
  1. Access SCM Manager in your web browser by navigating to http://server_ip:8080.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SCM Manager on your Debian system. You can now manage your repositories using SCM Manager web interface. Make sure to configure SCM Manager backup and password recovery options for data safety.