If you need to set up a git server for multiple users which may contain contributors and administrator, I recommend using gitosis:
Setting Up Git Server Using Gitosis
Managing Repositories on Git Server Using Gitosis
Using the method in this post, every user will have accesses to all repositories in the git server and every user is administrator. This is okay for a small group of members who trust each other. But for a better solution, you should try gitosis.
In this post how to set up a basic git server and a more complex one (the git server is a server inside of a local area network) will be introduced.
A basic git server through SSH tutorial
In this part we will build up a git server through ssh connection. We use ssh to pull or push data from or to git server. The git server can be directly connected. Suppose that we set up git server on machines example.org.
Server side git user and home
logon to the git server by ssh username@example.org. username is the account name that can sudo on the git server.
sudo yum install git sudo useradd -m -d /lhome/git -u 1005 git sudo vim /etc/passwd
Here we assume git’s home directory is /lhome/git. Then we can change git’s shell from /bin/bash to /usr/bin/git-shell in /etc/passwd to forbid logging in for a shell for the git account (this may not work on Fedora 14 according to Slavi’s comment ).
Add isa_key.pub to git’s .ssh/authorized_keys
ssh example.org # log on to git server, using the account that can sudo cp .ssh/id_rsa.pub /dev/shm/ # copy pub key to a temp directory sudo su # operate in git's home as root cd /lhome/git/.ssh cp authorized_keys authorized_keys.bak # backup before changing is a good habit cat /dev/shm/id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys # append pub key to git's autorized keys list
Create repository
log on example.org # using the account that can sudo
sudo su git cd /lhome/git mkdir example.git # the repository directory cd example.git git --bare init # initial the repository, --bare means only objects is stored on server
First commit:
on local laptop:
mkdir example cd example git init touch README git add README git commit -m 'first commit' git remote add origin ssh://git@example.org/~/example.git git push origin master
When programming:
Wwe need to clone the repository for one time:
git clone ssh://git@example.org/~/example.git
Then every time we want to edit some files:
cd example git pull # pull the newest version from the repository
After changing some files:
git commit -a -m 'msg' # commit the changes with a message msg git push # push the changes to the repository
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A more complex git server through SSH tutorial
In this part we will build up a git server through ssh connection. We use ssh to pull or push data from or to git server. The git server is inside of a local area network. We use port forwarding to connect to it. Suppose that we set up git server on virtual machines vm111, and the gateway server of the net work which vm111 is inside of is gate.example.org. And port 22111 ongate.example.org is forwarded to vm111:22.
Server side git user and home
logon to the git server by ssh username@gate.example.org -p 22111. username is the account name that can sudo on the git server.
sudo yum install git sudo useradd -m -d /lhome/git -u 1005 git sudo vim /etc/passwd
Then change git’s shell from /bin/bash to /usr/bin/git-shell to forbid logging on for a shell for the git account.
Add isa_key.pub to git’s .ssh/authorized_keys
ssh gate.example.org -p 22111 # log on to vm111, using the account that can sudo cp .ssh/id_rsa.pub /dev/shm/ # copy pub key to a temp directory sudo su # operate in git's home as root cd /lhome/git/.ssh cp authorized_keys authorized_keys.bak # backup before changing is a good habit cat /dev/shm/id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys # append pub key to git's authorized keys list
Create repository
log on gate.example.org -p 22111 # using the account that can sudo
sudo su git cd /lhome/git mkdir example.git # the repository directory cd example.git git --bare init # initial the repository, --bare means only objects is stored on server
First commit:
on local laptop:
mkdir example cd example git init touch README git add README git commit -m 'first commit' git remote add origin ssh://git@gate.example.org:22111/~/example.git git push origin master
When programming:
We need to clone the repository for one time:
git clone ssh://git@gate.example.org:22111/~/example.git
Then every time we want to edit some files:
cd example git pull # pull the newest version from the repository
After changing some files:
git commit -a -m 'msg' # commit the changes with a message msg git push # push the changes to the repository
Updated history
Jan. 18, 2010. Format and fix small mistakes.
26 Feb. 2010. Small changes.
25 Feb. 2010. A simple tutorial is added.
Jul. 16, 2001. Add gitosis’s suggestions and format the titles.