Install git server

[BobBobBob]

Is it possible to setup a git server on FVDW and use a special shared directory for the git files?

If so, please can you help me set this up?

[fvdw]

in principle a webserver could be setup but currently I have time for this, sorry

[BobBobBob]

I understand how to configure the git side of things, but just need a way to get it onto the NAS - is there anything I can do to learn to do this myself if you are too busy at the moment? I'm happy to share my findings with everyone else if it helps other people setup git.

Thanks

[fvdw]

A short investigation learned that a git server is different from a normal web server and that several packages needs to be compiled. I will try to have a look at it next week if we can make an addon

[fvdw]

well I have given it a try and it seems the firmware contains the required dependencies except perl. But that is no problem we have a package containing perl that can be installed as addon. I have added git server to it. It is the latest version git-2.9.5. It is compiled with prefix /usr/local. Compile went smooth so I guess it is ok

Attached a rar archive, extract it and you will get a tar archive with name git-server.tar. This archive is containing the files for the addon with perl and git server version 2.9.5. It must be installed as addon to the firmware

Read this topic to prepare your nas to be able to install addons viewtopic.php?f=15&t=645

After you have done this place the git-server.tar archive in the subfolder addons of the shared folder fvdw (fvdw/addons)

Now connect to the nas using ssh server (using putty) and give these commands

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cd /direct-usb/fvdw/addons
tar -xvf git-server.tar

After that your package is ready to use for your experiments
It is in /usr/local (that folder is linked to /direct-usb/fvdw/addons)

Let us know if you can get it working and how to set it up, success !

[fvdw]

seems to work I tested it very basic

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root@fvdwsl-5big2:/ # git --version
git version 2.9.5

root@fvdwsl-5big2:/ # git --help
usage: git [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c name=value]
           [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]
           [-p | --paginate | --no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]
           [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]
           <command> [<args>]

These are common Git commands used in various situations:

'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some
concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'
to read about a specific subcommand or concept.
root@fvdwsl-5big2:/ #




[BobBobBob]

Thank you so much for going to the trouble of doing this. It's a little late here but I plan to have a go with this over the weekend and will report back.
Thank you again!

[BobBobBob]

First update. Everything installed perfectly and I have setup a quick test repository "test.git"

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root@LaCie:/share/1100/homes/bob/test # git clone /share/1100/repos/sites/test.git .
Cloning into '.'...
warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository.
done.

This works when cloning on the NAS, but if I try and clone a repository on my computer from the NAS, it fails:

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git clone ssh://root@192.168.1.210/share/1100/repos/sites/test.git .
Cloning into '.'...
sh: git-upload-pack: not found
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

The git-upload-pack seems fine, but I am wondering if this is a path issue?

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root@LaCie:/share/1100/homes/bob/test # which git-upload-pack
/usr/local/bin/git-upload-pack

I have setup my SSH key so I can login as the root user, but have also setup a "git" user which I want to only give access to the /share/1100/repos directory so that normal NAS users cannot mess up the git structure by accident.

[Jocko]

Hi BobBobBob
I do not understand well on what side you did this try:

This works when cloning on the NAS, but if I try and clone a repository on my computer from the NAS, it fails:

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git clone ssh://root@192.168.1.210/share/1100/repos/sites/test.git .
Cloning into '.'...
sh: git-upload-pack: not found
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

So that would mean you tried t do it from your laptop: commands sent from a terminal on your laptop (localhost)
and so you need to add ( known client key) the public client key used by your laptop.

Otherwise your can try the scp syntax

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git clone root@192.168.1.210:/share/1100/repos/sites/test.git .

[BobBobBob]

Hi Jocko,

Sorry if I didn't explain it very clearly.

The problem I have is when I try a git clone from my computer (localhost) to the Lacie (git server):

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git clone ssh://root@192.168.1.210/share/1100/repos/sites/test.git .
Cloning into '.'...
sh: git-upload-pack: not found
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

I can SSH from my computer (localhost) to the Lacie (git server) as I added my SSH key to the Lacie root authorized_keys - this works fine.

I will try the SCP syntax, but am hoping that I can get the ssh:// to work. I double checked the path "/share/1100/repos/sites/test.git" is correct. Maybe the permissions are wrong?