Installing Gitolite on Ubuntu Server Latest

Gitolite is an access control layer on top of Git that allows you to manage Git repositories and provides fine-grained access controls. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Gitolite on your Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

• A running Ubuntu Server latest version.
• A user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Installing Git

The first step is to install Git on your Ubuntu server if you haven't already. You can install Git using the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git

Step 2: Creating a Gitolite user

Now, we need to create a user for Gitolite to run under. We will create a user named "git" and add it to the "sudo" group, which will give the user root access.

Run the following command to create a user named "git":

sudo adduser git

Next, add the "git" user to the "sudo" group:

sudo usermod -aG sudo git

Step 3: Installing Gitolite

Run the following commands to install Gitolite:

sudo su - git
git clone git://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite
cd gitolite
./install -ln

During the installation process, you will be prompted to enter the Gitolite administrator's public key.

Step 4: Configuring Gitolite

After the installation is complete, you need to configure Gitolite to create a repository and add users to it.

To create a new Gitolite repository, run the following command:

gitolite setup

This will create a new repository in the /home/git/repositories directory.

To add a new user to Gitolite, add their public SSH key to the /home/git/.ssh/authorized_keys file.

sudo nano /home/git/.ssh/authorized_keys

Paste the user's public SSH key into the file and save it.

Step 5: Testing Gitolite

To test if Gitolite is working, clone the repository from another machine using the following command:

git clone git@<server-ip>:<repository-name>.git

Replace with your server's IP address and with the name of the repository you created.

If you can clone the repository successfully, Gitolite is installed and configured correctly.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Gitolite on Ubuntu Server latest version. With Gitolite, you can easily manage Git repositories and provide fine-grained access controls.

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