How to set up your own Git server.
From your local machine ..
1. Create your keys
ssh-keygen -t rsa
2. Upload to your server
scp ~/.ssh/paulbooker.pub root@92.243.12.252:/tmp/paulbooker.pub
From your server ..
1. Install Gitolite.
apt-get install gitolite
2. Create a user for Gitolite.
adduser \
--system \
--shell /bin/bash \
--gecos 'git version control' \
--group \
--disabled-password \
--home /home/gitolite \
gitolite
Adding system user `gitolite' (UID 103) ...
Adding new group `gitolite' (GID 105) ...
Adding new user `gitolite' (UID 103) with group `gitolite' ...
Creating home directory `/home/gitolite' ...
3. Setup Gitolite
su - gitolite
gl-setup /tmp/paulbooker.pub
The default settings in the rc file (/home/gitolite/.gitolite.rc) are fine for most
people but if you wish to make any changes, you can do so now.
hit enter...
/usr/bin/select-editor: 1: /usr/bin/select-editor: gettext: not found
'select-editor'.
/usr/bin/select-editor: 1: /usr/bin/select-editor: gettext: not found
1. /bin/nano
4. Add the Gitolite user to your SSH configuration file.
nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin yes #without-password
PasswordAuthentication no
AllowUsers root gitolite #no commas
service ssh reload # /etc/init.d/ssh reload .. Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service ssh reload
On your local machine.
nano ~/.ssh/config
Host Git
user git
hostname 92.243.12.252
port 22
identityfile ~/.ssh/git
Host *
user paul
hostname *
port 22
identityfile ~/.ssh/paulbooker
1. Clone your gitolite repository
$ git clone gitolite@92.243.12.252:gitolite-admin
Cloning into 'gitolite-admin'...
remote: Counting objects: 6, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
remote: Total 6 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
Receiving objects: 100% (6/6), done.
2. Add a test repository
cd gitolite-admin
vi conf/gitolite.conf
git commit -a -m "Add a test repository"
[master ee674e9] Add a test repository
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
git push
Counting objects: 7, done.
Delta compression using up to 2 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 399 bytes, done.
Total 4 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
remote: creating test...
remote: Initialized empty Git repository in /home/gitolite/repositories/test.git/
To gitolite@92.243.12.252:gitolite-admin
7e358c3..ee674e9 master -> master
3. Clone the test repository.
git clone gitolite@92.243.12.252:test
Cloning into 'test'...
warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository.
cd test
echo "test" > README
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
[master (root-commit) 21e352e] Initial commit
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
create mode 100644 README
git push origin master
Counting objects: 3, done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 224 bytes, done.
Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To gitolite@92.243.12.252:test
* [new branch] master -> master
4. Add committer to the repository.
Add public key to the gitolite-admin key directory and edit the gitolite configuration file gitolite.conf
repo gitolite-admin
RW+ = git
repo testing
RW+ = @all
repo repo1
RW+ = git = paulbooker
paul$ git add -A
Paul-Bookers-Mac-mini:Git paul$ git commit -m "Updated configuration"
[master 511d9af] Updated configuration
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 keydir/paulbooker.pub
Paul-Bookers-Mac-mini:Git paul$ git push
Counting objects: 10, done.
Delta compression using up to 2 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done.
Writing objects: 100% (6/6), 1012 bytes, done.
Total 6 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
remote: creating repo1...
remote: Initialized empty Git repository in /home/git/repositories/repo1.git/
To git@92.243.12.252:gitolite-admin
05c16f3..511d9af master -> master
5. Commit and push changes to the server.
git commit -m "Initial commit to repo1"
git remote add origin git@92.243.12.252:repo1.git
git push origin master
Tags: