Setting Up a Simple Gogs Git Server with Systemd on Linux

First, create a start‑up script for Gogs at /usr/local/gogs/start.sh with the following content:

#!/bin/bash
/usr/local/gogs/gogs web > /tmp/gogs.log 2>&1

Make the script executable:

chmod +x /usr/local/gogs/start.sh

Next, define a systemd unit file /usr/lib/systemd/system/gogs.service :

[Unit]
Description=gogs
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/gogs/start.sh
User=root

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reload the daemon and start the service:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart gogs

Verify that Gogs is listening (default port 3000) using netstat -nltp or similar tools.

Check the server log for successful startup:

tail -f /usr/local/gogs/log/gogs.log

After confirming the service is running, you can create a new repository either through the Gogs web interface (screenshots omitted) or via the command line. To create a repository from the command line, run:

touch README.md
git init
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin http://192.168.20.40:3000/hahashen/devops.git
git push -u origin master

To push an existing local project, follow these steps:

mkdir -pv /soft/shell
cd /soft/shell
git init
vim hahage.sh   # add your files
git add *
git commit -m "hahashen"
git remote add origin http://192.168.20.40:3000/hahashen/devops.git
git push -u origin master

If you want to avoid entering a password each time, edit the repository’s .git/config file and embed the credentials in the URL, e.g.:

[remote "origin"]
    url = http://hahashen:[email protected]:3000/hahashen/devops.git

After updating the config, pushing again will not prompt for a password.

Cloning the repository without Jenkins can be done with:

git clone http://192.168.20.40:3000/hahashen/devops.git

Once cloned, you can inspect the files in the working directory.

The article concludes by inviting readers to continue with a Jenkins‑Git integration tutorial.