How to Install Gitolite on FreeBSD Latest

Gitolite is a Git server that allows you to manage and control Git repositories. In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install Gitolite on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that your FreeBSD system is up to date:

pkg update && pkg upgrade

Step 1: Install Gitolite

  1. First, we need to install Git. To do this, run the command:
pkg install git
  1. Next, we need to install Gitolite using the following command:
pkg install gitolite

Step 2: Create a Gitolite User

  1. We need to create a user for Gitolite by running the command:
adduser git
  1. Switch to the newly created user by running the command:
su - git

Step 3: Set up Gitolite

  1. Now we can set up Gitolite. We need to clone Gitolite from its repository:
git clone git://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite
  1. Change to the Gitolite directory:
cd gitolite/src
  1. Run the Gitolite installer:
./gl-system-install

  1. Follow the prompts in the installer to set up Gitolite. You will need to provide a name for the Gitolite administrator (e.g., "Admin") and an email address for the administrator.

  2. Once the installer completes, Gitolite should be installed and ready to use.

Step 4: Create a Git Repository

Now that Gitolite is installed, you can create a Git repository.

  1. Switch back to the root user:
su -
  1. Create a new repository by running the command:
gitolite setup -pk /home/git/git.pub

  1. This will create a new repository with the name "test". You can change the name by modifying the gitolite-admin repository configuration file located in /home/git/repositories/gitolite-admin/conf.

  2. Now you can clone the repository on your local machine and begin using Git with Gitolite.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Gitolite on FreeBSD Latest and created a new Git repository. You can now use Gitolite to manage and control your Git repositories.