Installing Cgit on Fedora Server Latest

Cgit is a fast web interface for Git repositories. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install Cgit on a Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process of Cgit, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A machine running Fedora Server Latest
  • Administrative privileges on the machine
  • A web server installed on the machine

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To start with the installation of Cgit, we need to install the required packages. These packages include the core packages and some dependencies:

sudo dnf install -y git highlight openssl-devel zlib-devel

Step 2: Download and Compile Cgit

After installing the required packages, download the latest version of Cgit from the official repository. You can use the following command to download it:

git clone https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit

Now, move inside the cgit directory and compile Cgit using make:

cd cgit
sudo make install

This process may take some time, so sit back and relax.

Step 3: Configuration

After compiling Cgit, we need to make some configurations. Create a configuration file for Cgit inside /etc/httpd/conf.d:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/cgit.conf

Paste the following content inside the file:

Alias /cgit /var/www/cgit

<Directory /var/www/cgit>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    Require all granted
</Directory>

ScriptAlias /cgit-bin/ /usr/local/bin/

Save the file and exit.

Step 4: Create Cgit Config File

We need to create the configuration file for Cgit, which will be used to show the repositories. Create a file called cgitrc inside /etc:

sudo nano /etc/cgitrc

Paste the following content inside the file:

# cgit config
css=/cgit-css/cgit.css
logo=/cgit-css/logo.png
root-title=My Repositories
root-desc=Welcome to my repositories!
enable-index-links=1
enable-commit-graph=1
source-filter=/usr/local/libexec/cgit/filters/syntax-highlighting.py
repo.url=My Repository
repo.path=/var/git/repositories/my-repo.git

This configuration file is just an example. You can add your own repositories by following the same pattern.

Step 5: Restart Apache Server

After making changes to the configurations, we need to restart the Apache server. Use the following command to restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 6: Test Cgit

Now everything is set up, and we can test Cgit by opening the http://<IP-ADDRESS>/cgit URL. You should see a page like this:

Cgit

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cgit on your Fedora Server Latest. You can now use Cgit to manage your Git repositories with ease.