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@@ -5,19 +5,6 @@ This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the Git SCM, using a built-in cache to decrease server I/O pressure. -Repository layout ------------------ - - source/ the C sources, the build fragment and the version script - libraries/ the bundled Git tree, tracked as a submodule - assets/ cgit.css, cgit.js and the images cgit serves - extensions/ optional runtime filter scripts - examples/ a commented cgitrc, git hooks and web server configs - tools/ developer tooling (preview server and release build) - tests/ the test suite - build/ everything the build generates, and not tracked in git - - Installation ------------ @@ -47,7 +34,7 @@ configure this location (and a few other things) by providing a `cgit.conf` file (see the Makefile for details). Lua is optional and only powers the lua: filter extensions (authentication, -email and commit-message filters in extensions/). A plain build auto-detects a +email and commit-message filters in custom/extensions/). A plain build auto-detects a Lua through pkg-config, preferring LuaJIT, and falls back to a Lua-less binary when none is found. Acceptable values are generally "luajit", "lua", "lua5.4", "lua5.3", "lua5.2" and "lua5.1". @@ -87,7 +74,7 @@ needed. Filter extensions ----------------- -The optional Lua filters in `extensions/` need extra Lua modules. Each script's +The optional Lua filters in `custom/extensions/` need extra Lua modules. Each script's header lists the exact install commands for its own dependencies. * The auth filters (`auth-file.lua`, `auth-inline.lua`) need `luaossl` and @@ -108,7 +95,7 @@ Web server configuration ------------------------ cgit is a CGI program. Complete, commented configurations for nginx, Apache and -lighttpd live in `examples/servers/`, each explaining how that server routes +lighttpd live in `custom/servers/`, each explaining how that server routes requests to the binary and serves the static assets off disk. @@ -118,7 +105,7 @@ Runtime configuration The file `/etc/cgitrc` is read by cgit before handling a request. In addition to runtime parameters, this file may also contain a list of repositories displayed by cgit (see `cgitrc.5.txt` for further details). A fully commented starting -point with every option at its default is in `examples/cgitrc`. +point with every option at its default is in `custom/cgitrc`. Securing an instance @@ -131,11 +118,11 @@ documented in `cgitrc.5.txt`. marker filename so only repositories that contain it are published. * Gate the whole instance behind a login with `auth-filter`. Two example filters - ship in `extensions/`, `auth-inline.lua` and `auth-file.lua`. + ship in `custom/extensions/`, `auth-inline.lua` and `auth-file.lua`. * Terminate TLS at the web server in front of cgit. -* The example configs in `examples/servers/` set a Content-Security-Policy and +* The example configs in `custom/servers/` set a Content-Security-Policy and related headers at the web server, where they also cover the static assets. * `max-blob-size` bounds how much a single request reads into memory, and |