How to Install Gitolite on NetBSD

Gitolite is a powerful Git server hosting tool that lets you control and manage access to Git repositories with ease. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Gitolite on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need the following:

• A NetBSD server with root access
• Git installed on the server

Step 1: Install Gitolite

1. First, let's get the Gitolite source code:

   $ git clone git://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite.git
   

2. Change into the gitolite directory:

   $ cd gitolite
   

3. Run the Gitolite installer script:

   $ ./install
   

4. When prompted for the installation directory, enter /usr/local/bin/gitolite.

5. Once the installation is complete, Gitolite will create a new user called git on your system.

Step 2: Configure Gitolite

1. Now that Gitolite is installed, we need to configure it and create our first Git repository.

2. First, switch to the git user:

   $ su - git
   

3. Create a directory for all of our repositories:

   $ mkdir -p ~/repositories
   

4. Copy the default Gitolite configuration file to ~/.gitolite.rc:

   $ cp ~/gitolite/src/gitolite.rc ~/.gitolite.rc
   

5. Edit ~/.gitolite.rc and modify the GIT_CONFIG_KEYS variable to include the following:

   GIT_CONFIG_KEYS                  =>  '.*',
   

6. Save and exit the file.

7. Create a new Gitolite admin repository:

   $ gl-setup ~/repositories/admin.git
   

8. Add yourself as an admin:

   $ echo "repo    gitolite-admin\n        RW+     =   your_username" >> ~/repositories/admin.git/conf/gitolite.conf
   

9. Commit and push the changes:

   $ cd ~/repositories/admin.git
   $ git add .
   $ git commit -m "Added myself as an admin"
   $ git push
   

Step 3: Create a New Repository

1. Now that Gitolite is set up and configured, we can create our first Git repository.

2. Log out of the git user:

   $ exit
   

3. Create a new repository (replace myproject.git with your desired repository name):

   $ git clone git@yourservername.com:myproject.git
   

4. Add your files:

   $ cd myproject
   $ git add .
   $ git commit -m "Initial Commit"
   $ git push -u origin master
   

5. You can now access your newly created Git repository.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Gitolite on NetBSD, and have created and pushed your first Git repository. You can now use Gitolite to manage your Git repositories and control access to them with ease.

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