How to Install Gitblit on Fedora Server Latest

Gitblit is an open-source, pure Java Git solution that includes Git repository hosting, a web interface for repository browsing, and various other features.

To install Gitblit on Fedora Server Latest, follow these steps:

1. Update your system:

   sudo dnf update
   

2. Install Java:

   sudo dnf install java
   

3. Download Gitblit:

   wget https://github.com/gitblit/gitblit/releases/download/v1.9.0/gitblit-1.9.0.tar.gz
   

4. Extract the downloaded archive:

   tar -zxvf gitblit-1.9.0.tar.gz
   

5. Move the extracted files to /opt:

   sudo mv gitblit-1.9.0 /opt/gitblit
   

6. Make a copy of the configuration file:

   cd /opt/gitblit/data
   cp gitblit.properties gitblit-custom.properties
   

7. Open gitblit-custom.properties in a text editor and configure it to suit your needs. You can change the default port (80) to something else if you need to.

8. Create a systemd service file:

   sudo nano /usr/lib/systemd/system/gitblit.service
   

   And paste the following configuration:

   [Unit]
   Description=Gitblit Server
   
   [Service]
   User=root
   WorkingDirectory=/opt/gitblit
   ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar gitblit.jar --baseFolder data --configFile data/gitblit-custom.properties
   Restart=always
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

9. Reload the systemd daemon:

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   

10. Start and enable the Gitblit service:

sudo systemctl start gitblit
sudo systemctl enable gitblit

11. Verify that Gitblit is running:

sudo systemctl status gitblit

The output should show that the service is active and running.

That's it! You have now installed Gitblit on your Fedora Server Latest machine. You can access the Gitblit web interface by navigating to http://your_ip_address:port in your web browser.