Installation Guideline for GIT Server on linux

Installation Guideline for GIT Server

1.       Yum install git git-daemon (If git is not available through yum kindly install rpmforge repo from http://pkgs.repoforge.org/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release.*.rpm)

2.       mkdir <git directory>

3.       cd <git directory>

4.       git init

Configuration of Apache with Git

<VirtualHost *:80>

        ServerName git.confiz.com

        DocumentRoot /git

        <Directory /git/>

                DAV On

                Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks Indexes

                # Deny everyything here

                Deny from all

                AuthType Basic

                AuthName "git repository"

                AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/htpasswd.git

        </Directory>

        <Directory /git/<clinetname>/<projectrepo>

                Allow from all

                Order allow,deny

                <Limit GET PUT POST DELETE PROPPATCH MKCOL COPY MOVE LOCK UNLOCK>

                        Require user <allowed user>

                </Limit>

        </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

Adding htpasswd file and its user

Creating file + adding user > htpasswd -c  /etc/httpd/git/htpasswd.git <username>

                                                   Note: you will be prompted for password

Adding user to existing file > htpasswd /etc/httpd/git/htpasswd.git <username>

                                                    Note: you will be prompted for password

Adding a new repo

1.       mkdir <client folder>/<project repo>  –p

2.       cd <client folder>/<project repo>/

3.       git --bare init

4.       chown apache.apache -R /git/<client folder>/<project repo>

5.       sudo -u apache git update-server-info

6.       Add proper entry in  > vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/git.conf

7.       Create username for access > htpasswd /etc/httpd/htpasswd.git <username>

8.        service httpd reload