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date = 2023-09-15
title = "GitWeb via Nginx"
description = "A guide to self-hosting GitWeb using the Nginx web server."
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## 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:
## 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
```
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