How to Install Gitea on EndeavourOS Latest

Gitea is an open-source Git service provider that is easy to use, lightweight, and fast. It is written in Go and is a self-hosted alternative to services like GitHub or GitLab. Here's how to install Gitea on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Gitea, you must meet the following requirements:

  • A running instance of EndeavourOS Latest.
  • An active internet connection.

Installation

  1. Open a terminal window in EndeavourOS Latest.

  2. Update the system's package list and install the necessary packages:

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S git go
  1. Create a new system user to run Gitea:
sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false git
  1. Download the latest version of Gitea from https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/:
wget https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/1.15.5/gitea-1.15.5-linux-amd64.tar.gz

Note: Replace 1.15.5 with the latest version available.

  1. Extract the downloaded archive:
tar -zxvf gitea-1.15.5-linux-amd64.tar.gz
  1. Move the extracted directory to /usr/local/bin:
sudo mv gitea-1.15.5-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/gitea
  1. Change the ownership of the Gitea directory to the newly created git user:
sudo chown -R git:git /usr/local/bin/gitea
  1. Copy the systemd service file to /etc/systemd/system:
sudo cp /usr/local/bin/gitea/contrib/systemd/gitea.service /etc/systemd/system/
  1. Reload the systemd system and start the Gitea service:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable gitea
sudo systemctl start gitea
  1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to verify that the installation was successful.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gitea on your EndeavourOS Latest distribution.

Conclusion

Gitea is a fast and lightweight Git service provider that is easy to install and use. By following the steps outlined above, you have successfully installed Gitea on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start to use and customize your new Git service provider.