Installing and Configuring Gogs with MariaDB on a Linux Server

First, install MariaDB on the server: yum install mariadb mariadb-server -y Enable and start the service:

systemctl enable mariadb

systemctl restart maridb

Run the security script to set the root password and secure the installation: mysql_secure_installation Log into MySQL as root: mysql -uroot -p123456 Create the Gogs database and a dedicated user, then grant privileges:

create database gogs character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;

grant all privileges on gogs.* to 'gogs'@'127.0.0.1' identified by '123456';

flush privileges;

Test the new user login: mysql -ugogs -p123456 -h 127.0.0.1 -A Next, install Git and create a non‑login user for it:

yum -y install git

useradd git -s /sbin/nologin

Extract the Gogs binary package to /usr/local/: tar -zxvf gogs_0.11.86_linux_amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/ Verify the installation directory: cd /usr/local/gogs List the files to see the Gogs layout (LICENSE, public, README, scripts, templates, etc.).

Start Gogs: /usr/local/gogs/gogs web The console outputs initialization messages, confirming the version, enabled services, run mode, and listening address (http://0.0.0.0:3000).

Configure Gogs by editing /usr/local/gogs/custom/conf/app.ini. Set the database connection credentials and disable user registration for security by adding: DISABLE_REGISTRATION = true After saving the configuration, Gogs is ready for use as a lightweight Git server.

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