How to Install Bonobo Git Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Bonobo Git Server is a web application for managing Git repositories. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Bonobo Git Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you must have the following:

  • Running instance of Fedora CoreOS Latest
  • A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, update the package manager and install required packages using the following command:

sudo dnf update && sudo dnf install -y curl git

Step 2: Install Dotnet Runtime

Next, download the .NET Core SDK to install the dotnet runtime.

curl -sSL -o dotnet.tar.gz https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/feb3a37f-800c-4b3c-bd9a-221f2ed94242/73e5a5c5d7977dd760186073e1285b61/dotnet-sdk-5.0.402-linux-x64.tar.gz
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/dotnet
sudo tar zxf dotnet.tar.gz -C /usr/share/dotnet
sudo ln -s /usr/share/dotnet/dotnet /usr/bin/dotnet

You can verify the installation by running the following command:

dotnet --version

Step 3: Download and Extract Bonobo Git Server

Download the latest version of Bonobo Git Server using the following command:

curl -sSL -o bonobo.tar.gz https://bonobogitserver.com/downloads/1.1.0/Bonobo-Git-Server-1.1.0.tar.gz

Next, extract the archive with:

tar -xf bonobo.tar.gz

You can move the extracted files to the directory of your choice:

sudo mv Bonobo.Git.Server /var/www/

Step 4: Configure Bonobo Git Server

Before we start the server, we need to create the configuration file. Copy the example configuration file:

cd /var/www/Bonobo.Git.Server/
sudo cp App_Data/Settings.xml.sample App_Data/Settings.xml

Edit the configuration file as follows:

sudo nano App_Data/Settings.xml
  • Change the AdminPassword attribute to a secure password for the administrator account
  • Set the RepositoryRoot attribute to the location where the repositories should be stored. For example, /var/git

Step 5: Start Bonobo Git Server

To start the Bonobo Git Server execute the command:

sudo dotnet run --urls=http://localhost:8080

You can confirm that the server is running by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed Bonobo Git Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now create repositories and manage them using the Bonobo Git Server.