Gitolite is a free, open-source software that helps to manage Git repositories with fine-grained access control and many other features. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Gitolite on Debian Latest.
Before you begin with this tutorial, you should have the following:
Before installing Gitolite, update the package lists and install the required packages using the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git-core gitweb openssh-server
Create a git user, where gitolite will create and manage its repositories with the following command:
sudo adduser --system --shell /bin/sh --gecos 'git version control' --group --disabled-password --home /home/git git
Download the latest version of Gitolite from the official website using the following command:
sudo su - git
git clone https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite
Once downloaded, install Gitolite by running the following command:
gitolite/src/gl-system-install
To set up Gitolite, you will need to generate an SSH keypair on your local machine and add it to Gitolite. Here's how to do it:
Generate an SSH keypair by running the following command in your local machine's terminal:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
Copy the public key by running the following command:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Paste the public key into the keydir directory of Gitolite by running the following command:
vim gitolite-admin/keydir/your_key_name.pub
Before creating repositories, we need to configure Gitolite. Start by cloning the Gitolite repository to your local machine using the following command:
git clone git@your_server_ip:gitolite-admin
Edit the configuration file using the following command:
cd gitolite-admin/conf
vim gitolite.conf
Add the following line to the file, replacing your_key_name with the name of the public key you added in the previous step:
repo testing
RW+ = your_key_name
Save and exit the file.
After configuring Gitolite, it's time to push the changes to Gitolite using the following command:
git add .
git commit -m "Added new repo"
git push origin master
You have successfully installed Gitolite on your Debian Latest system. Gitolite is now ready to manage your Git repositories with fine-grained access control.
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