How to Install Gitolite on Manjaro

Gitolite is a powerful access control system for Git repositories. It works by managing Git repositories and their access via SSH keys. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gitolite on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A Manjaro machine with SSH access
  • User account with sudo privileges
  • Git command-line tool installed on the system

Step 1 - Install Gitolite

  1. Open the terminal application on your Manjaro machine.
  2. Use the following command to install Gitolite:
sudo pacman -S gitolite
  1. Allow the installation process to complete.

Step 2 - Configure Gitolite

  1. The Gitolite installation process automatically creates a git user account. We need to initialize the Gitolite setup by running the following command as the git user:
sudo -u git gl-setup /tmp/id_rsa.pub

Note: Make sure to replace /tmp/id_rsa.pub with the path to your SSH public key file.

  1. The above command will create the required Gitolite folders and repositories under the repositories directory.

  2. You can now access the Gitolite web interface by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost/gitolite-admin. This will allow you to manage your Gitolite repositories and set up access controls.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gitolite on your Manjaro machine. With Gitolite, you can now manage your Git repositories with access controls and granular permissions.