From 25945b8fead989cca09a23983623b63ce36dcc0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Cleberg Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 20:11:17 -0600 Subject: feat: total re-write from Emacs org-mode to Zola markdown --- content/blog/2023-09-15-gitweb.md | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2023-09-15-gitweb.md (limited to 'content/blog/2023-09-15-gitweb.md') diff --git a/content/blog/2023-09-15-gitweb.md b/content/blog/2023-09-15-gitweb.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8952cdb --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2023-09-15-gitweb.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ ++++ +date = 2023-09-15 +title = "GitWeb via Nginx" +description = "A guide to self-hosting GitWeb using the Nginx web server." ++++ + +## Overview + +[GitWeb](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-GitWeb) is a +simple web-based visualizer for git repositories. By default, GitWeb +will only run with the `lighttpd` or `webrick` web +servers. + +However, this guide will show you how to keep GitWeb running in the +background and display information for all repositories in a chosen +directory. + +See below for the final result: + +![Gitweb](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20230915-gitweb/gitweb.png) + +## Install Dependencies + +To start, you'll need install the following packages: + +```sh +sudo apt install git gitweb fcgiwrap nginx +``` + +## Configure Nginx + +Once installed, create an Nginx configuration file. + +```sh +sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/git.example.com +``` + +```conf +server { + listen 80; + server_name example.com; + + location /index.cgi { + root /usr/share/gitweb/; + include fastcgi_params; + gzip off; + fastcgi_param SCRIPT_NAME $uri; + fastcgi_param GITWEB_CONFIG /etc/gitweb.conf; + fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/fcgiwrap.socket; + } + + location / { + root /usr/share/gitweb/; + index index.cgi; + } +} +``` + +To make the configuration active, you need to symlink it and then +restart Nginx. + +```sh +sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/git.example.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/git.example.com +sudo systemctl restart nginx.service +``` + +The GitWeb application should now be available via the URL you set in +the Nginx configuration above. + +## Customize GitWeb + +If you need to, you can customize many things about Gitweb by editing +the [gitweb.conf](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitweb.conf) file. + +```sh +sudo nano /etc/gitweb.conf +``` -- cgit v1.2.3