How to Install Gitbucket on Manjaro

Gitbucket is a web-based Git repository manager that allows you to efficiently manage your Git repositories. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Gitbucket on your Manjaro Linux system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Manjaro Linux is installed on your system
• You have administrative rights on your system

Step 1: Install Java

Gitbucket is built on Java, so you need to install Java to run Gitbucket. You can install Java using the following command:

sudo pacman -S jdk-openjdk

Step 2: Download Gitbucket

Download the Gitbucket package using the following command:

wget https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket/releases/download/4.36.3/gitbucket.war

You can replace the version number with the latest Gitbucket version number available at https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket/releases.

Step 3: Create a Gitbucket User

Next, create a separate user for Gitbucket:

sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false gitbucket

Step 4: Move Gitbucket to the Installation Directory

Move the Gitbucket package to the installation directory:

sudo mv gitbucket.war /opt/gitbucket/

Step 5: Change Ownership

Change the ownership of the Gitbucket installation directory to the Gitbucket user:

sudo chown -R gitbucket:gitbucket /opt/gitbucket/

Step 6: Start Gitbucket

You can now start Gitbucket using the following command:

sudo -u gitbucket /usr/bin/java -jar /opt/gitbucket/gitbucket.war --port=8080

You can replace 8080 with your desired port number.

Step 7: Access Gitbucket

You can access Gitbucket in your web browser at http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install Gitbucket on your Manjaro Linux system. Now you can efficiently manage your Git repositories using Gitbucket. Happy coding!