# Prerequisites ### Required software * [GitLab 6.x][1] * [pyapi-gitlab3 @ v0.5.2][2] * [GNU coreutils][3] * [git 1.6.5][4] or later (git 1.6.5 introduced transport helpers) If you plan on mirroring SVN repositories as well then you'll need the following additional options. * [git-svn][7] If you plan on mirroring BZR repositories then you'll need the following aditional options. * [git-bzr-helper][8] If you plan on mirroring Mercurial repositories then you'll need the following aditional options. * [git-hg-helper][9] ### Required software install snippets #### python-gitlab yum install python-setuptools git clone https://github.com/alexvh/python-gitlab3.git cd python-gitlab3 git checkout v0.5.2 python setup.py install #### Installing git If you use package management then it will likely be best for you to install git via package management for your OS. You can find the source to git at the [git-core project][5]. For instructions on other platforms see the [Getting Started - Installing Git section of the git book][6]. The following is for compiling git 1.8.4 on RHEL 6.4. yum install perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker zlib zlib-devel openssh libcurl libcurl-devel expat expat-devel gettext gettext-devel cd /usr/local/src/ git clone https://code.google.com/p/git-core/ cd git-core/ git tag git checkout v1.8.4 make configure ./configure --prefix=/usr/local make make install Your git should now be located in `/usr/local/bin/git`. You should edit `/etc/profile` and place `/usr/local/bin` at the beginning of your `$PATH`. #### git-bzr-helper sudo -i -u gitmirror mkdir ~/bin wget https://raw.github.com/felipec/git/fc/master/git-remote-bzr.py -O ~/bin/git-remote-bzr chmod 755 ~/bin/git-remote-bzr #### git-hg-helper sudo -i -u gitmirror sudo apt-get install python-rope mkdir ~/bin wget https://raw.github.com/felipec/git/fc/master/git-remote-hg.py -O ~/bin/git-remote-hg chmod 755 ~/bin/git-remote-hg --- Next up is [Installation and Setup](installation.md). [1]: https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/tree/6-2-stable [2]: https://github.com/alexvh/python-gitlab3 [3]: http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ [4]: http://git-scm.com/ [5]: http://code.google.com/p/git-core/ [6]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Installing-Git [7]: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-svn.html [8]: https://github.com/felipec/git/wiki/git-remote-bzr [9]: https://github.com/felipec/git/wiki/git-remote-hg