#SIMPLE GIT SERVER PRO#

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#SIMPLE GIT SERVER PRO#

Yay, it works!That’s it, and as I promised – it’s a real no-brainer to share anything using these magic aliases.The entire Pro Git book, written by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub and published by Apress, is available here. And “git hub” feels to be just right for read/write sharing, don’t know why.Once the aliases are added, we can run and see “hub” command in action: $ git hub “git serve” resembles Mercurial “hg serve” which performs exactly the same operation. Now with “git serve” you can share read access and with “git hub” – read/write access to our repositories.

export-all -enable=receive-pack -reuseaddr -informative-errors -verbose' $ git config -global alias.hub '!git daemon -base-path=. export-all -reuseaddr -informative-errors -verbose' gitconfig: $ git config -global rve '!git daemon -base-path=. This is a way to alias external shell command, and with this trick we can call these commands outside of git repository.Next commands automatically put these aliases into. Notice “!”-symbol in front of the aliases. export-all -enable=receive-pack -reuseaddr -informative-errors -verbose export-all -reuseaddr -informative-errors -verbose Making life simpler with aliases Let’s create git aliases for read-only and read/write sharing. enable=receive-pack -reuseaddr -informative-errors -verboseģ) Client can’t access non-shared repository: $ git clone git://127.0.0.1/better-than-twitterįatal: remote error: repository not exported: /better-than-twitterĤ) Client can access shared repository: $ git clone git://127.0.0.1/facebook-killer $ touch facebook-killer/.git/git-daemon-export-okĢ) Run git-daemon without “–export-all” option: $ git daemon -base-path=. Sample flow 1) Create magic file: $ cd my-repos git directory of the appropriate repositories. Sharing only one repository If you want to share only some repositories, you’ll need to remove “–export-all” option and create “git-daemon-export-ok” file in. export-all -enable=receive-pack -reuseaddr -informative-errors -verboseĢ) Client clones repository: $ git clone git://127.0.0.1/facebook-killerģ) Client branches-off, makes changes and pushes back new branch: $ git checkout -b sharingĤ) Now on Server you can merge this branch: $ git checkout master Not all features are available in the CE version though, but the CE version is enough to satisfy a startup's needs. Sample flow 1) Run git-daemon in read/write mode: $ git daemon -base-path=. GitLab is the all-time favorite of people who wants a Git repository, CI/CD, Kubernetes deployments, Docker registries in one nifty, small package. Then you can merge it into a required branch. Before pushing, user on the server should change the branch, if client wants to push to this branch.Another option can be for the client to create a new branch and push it to your server.

There is one quirk: client can’t push into your active git branch. Sharing push access Add “–enable=receive-pack” option and git-daemon starts supporting push access: $ git daemon -base-path=. Instead of the “127.0.0.1” client should use the IP of your computer. export-all -reuseaddr -informative-errors -verboseĢ) Now clients can clone/pull this repository: $ git clone git://127.0.0.1/facebook-killer Sample flow 1) Run git-daemon in directory with your repos: $ cd my-reposįacebook-killer better-twitter instapound –verbose – notifies about each operation with the repository.–informative-errors – provides cleaner error message for clients.–reuseaddr – allows to restart server quickly.– daemon looks for repositories in a current directory(“.”) –export-all – shares all the repositories in a folder from “–base-path” option.

Hooray You can access the Git service now Simple Git Server supports the git:// protocol and listens on port by default. With Simple Git Server, you can setup a Git server in one minute Here are the steps: 1. export-all -reuseaddr -informative-errors -verbose Simple Git Server is a simple app that lets you setup and run your own Git service instantly. Sharing read-only access Next command shares read access(clone/pull) to any repository in current directory: $ git daemon -base-path=. If you need secured solution, consider using SSH-protected way. 5 Making life simpler with aliases Disclaimer Please note that this is an insecure way of sharing access to git repository and should be used only in a friendly LAN-environment.

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