From 9e54416ae5e095ef5d47eb0c7a642894dddf46aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: flu0r1ne Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:47:36 -0500 Subject: Rename posts -> logs --- pages/logs/cgit-nginx-ubuntu/cgit-nginx-ubuntu.md | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 96 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pages/logs/cgit-nginx-ubuntu/cgit-nginx-ubuntu.md (limited to 'pages/logs/cgit-nginx-ubuntu/cgit-nginx-ubuntu.md') diff --git a/pages/logs/cgit-nginx-ubuntu/cgit-nginx-ubuntu.md b/pages/logs/cgit-nginx-ubuntu/cgit-nginx-ubuntu.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c225bd4 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/logs/cgit-nginx-ubuntu/cgit-nginx-ubuntu.md @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +Installing cGit behind NGINX on Ubuntu +====================================== + +[cGit](https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/) is a fast web interface based on the CGI specification. It is lightweight and doesn't require a database or web authentication system. + +It's easy to configure. For some reason, all the online guides for Ubuntu decided they needed to compile it from scratch and write their own start scripts in a mix of perl and bash. You don't need superhero sysadmin skills from the late 90s. All components are packaged with systemd units... there is a better way... + +### 1. Install `cgit` and `fcgiwrap`. + +`fcgiwrap` will create a socket NGINX can use to pass the CGI variables to cGit: +``` +sudo apt install fcgiwrap +sudo apt install cgit +``` + +### 2. Modify the `cgitrc` file under `/etc/cgitrc` to your liking: +``` +# See cgitrc(5) +# prepend this string to every url +virtual-root=/ +enable-index-links=1 +enable-commit-graph=1 + +root-title=My Git Repos +root-desc=I exclusivly write code in Smalltalk-71 +logo=/assets/my_custom_logo.png + +# Add site-specific configuration +# ... + +``` + +### 3. Optionally create an assets directory and add your custom logo / css: +``` +mkdir /var/www/html/assets +cp my_custom_logo.png /var/www/html/assets +``` + +### 4. Configure NGINX + +Add the site to NGINX. This launches the `cgit.cgi` executable passing it to the `fcgiwrap` socket: +```conf +echo >/etc/nginx/sites-available/cgit.conf <