Setting up GIT server

This note provides how to setup private GIT repository server.

Server setup

Install git

yum install git

Create user

useradd gitacc
passwd gitacc

Create ssh directory

mkdir .ssh && chmod 700 .ssh
touch .ssh/authorized_keys && chmod 600 .ssh/authorized_keys

Create key to authenticate

ssh-keygen -C "youremail@mailprovider.com"

Create entries of public keys for allow users

cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh user@123.45.56.78 "cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"

Create project repository at server

cd /home/gitacc
mkdir "project"
cd "project"
git init --bare

Client configuration

Change to working directory

cd "project"
git init
git add .
git commit -m 'initial commit'
git remote set-url origin gitacc@128.199.136.183:mt/mt-project.git
git init
git remote add origin gitacc@128.199.136.183:mt/mt-project.git

Commit new file

git add test.txt
git commit -m 'created test.txt'
git push origin master

Clone project

git clone gitacc@128.199.136.183:mt/mt-project.git

Ref:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-private-git-server-on-a-vps 

https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Setting-Up-the-Server

https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/824358-how-to-run-your-own-git-server