Setup Gitweb server

Enable apache CGI modules and restart web server

sudo a2enmod cgi
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Update the Gitweb configs /etc/gitweb.conf
- Added Project root to scan repositories
  $projectroot = "/home/git/projects";
- Enable syntax highlighting
  $feature{'highlight'}{'default'} = [1];
- Set project root
  $projectroot = "/home/git/projects/";
- Set project list
  $projects_list = "/home/git/projects.list";
- Take a look here for project list and save it in home directory
- Visit here for more config details
Run the below command in project source root directory to explore your repository instantly in web-browser without adding to the config files
git instaweb --httpd=apache2 --browser=firefox --local
If you want to run in multiple session, randomize the port number as below
git instaweb --httpd=apache2 --browser=firefox --local --port $[ $RANDOM % 1000 + 9000 ]'
Explore your git repositories at http://localhost/gitweb

Troubleshooting:

Exec permission issue: chmod +x /usr/share/gitweb/gitweb.cgi
Apache modules issues: Run a2enmod cgi and a2enmod perl
CGIT not linked properly sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/cgi.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/
Sometimes noted that /usr/share/gitweb directory is not created on reinstall