Running Repository Standalone on Linux#

HTTPS#

To enable HTTPS, update the appsettings.json file with the path to your certificate’s .pfx file along with an optional password or empty password. The settings are located in the Kestrel:Certificates:Default setting.

See also

See the Kestrel documentation for information on configuring https and certificates.

Systemd#

On Linux systems with systemd, you may wish to create a systemd service to run the Repository application. This helps ensure the Repository application is always accessible. Follow these steps to create and run a systemd service for Colectica Repository.

  1. Create a service unit configuration file with content similar to the following.

[Unit]
Description=Colectica Repository

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/home/colectica/deploy/repository/ColecticaRepository
ExecStart=/home/colectica/deploy/repository/ColecticaRepository/ColecticaRepository
SyslogIdentifier=ColecticaRepository
User=colectica
Restart=always
RestartSec=5

KillSignal=SIGINT
Environment=ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
Environment=DOTNET_PRINT_TELEMETRY_MESSAGE=false

# This environment variable will allow you to override
# which IP & ports the Kestrel Web Server will listen to
Environment=ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://*:80;https://*:443

# give the executed process the CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE capability.
# This capability allows the process to bind to well known ports.
AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

  1. Edit the WorkingDirectory and ExecStart lines with the appropriate disk path.

  2. Edit the User line with the user that will run the application.

  3. Edit the Environment=ASPNETCORE_URLS line to set the hostname and port if required.

  4. Save the file as /etc/systemd/system/ColecticaRepository.service.

  5. You may have to update any built in firewall to allow traffic.

    sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port 80/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port 443/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

  6. Run the following command so systemd loads the new service.

    sudo systemctl daemon-reload

  7. To enable the service to start when the system boots, run:

    sudo systemctl enable ColecticaRepository

  8. To start the service, run:

    sudo systemctl start ColecticaRepository
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