How To Install Gogs on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Install Gogs on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

In this tutorial we will show you how to install Gogs on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Gogs is a free and open source self-hosted Git service written in the Go programming language. It is very similar to GitLab and aims to be the easiest and most painless way to set up self-hosted Git service in your development environment.


Install Gogs on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver




Step 3. Installing Gogs on Ubuntu.

First, create a new system user for Gogs:

Now, download the Gogs binary from the Gogs Github page:

We will need to change some folders permissions:

Next, copy the systemd unit file:

Open the unit file using your favorite text editor:

Add the following lines:

Now, we can restart Gogs so that the changes take place:

Step 4. Configuring MariaDB for Gogs.


Configure it like this:

Next we will need to log in to the MariaDB console and create a database for the Gogs. Run the following command:


Step 5. Accessing Gogs.

Gogs will be available on HTTP port 3000 by default. Open your favorite browser and navigate to or http://server-ip/install and complete the required the steps to finish the installation. If you are using a firewall, please open port 80 to enable access to the control panel.

Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed Gogs. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing Gogs on Ubuntu 18.04. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official Gogs website.

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