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=Setup git over SSH server=

To setup git over SSH server use following steps:
#First ensure that all users who are going to use the repository are in some user group.
#Ensure that all users of created group have SSH access to machine.
#Create a folder for storing git repository. Ideally folder should be located in common location such as '<tt>/opt/git</tt>' and not in some users home folder
#Initialize git repository by going into repository folder and using '<tt>git --bare init --shared</tt>' command
#Change permisssion on repository folder using '<tt>chgrp -R &lt;group_name&gt; &lt;folder_name&gt;</tt>'
#Now on users machine use following steps:
##Configure git name and email using:
##:<pre>
##::    git config --global user.name "Your Name"
##::    git config --global user.email you@example.com
##:</pre>
##Clone git repository at users machine using:
##:<pre>
##::git clone ssh://&lt;ssh_username&gt;@&lt;machine_ip_or_name&gt;&lt;git_repository_folder&gt;
##:</pre>
##Make changes to local repository using something like
##:<pre>
##::touch a.txt
##::git add a.txt
##::git commit -m "Added a.txt for testing"
##:</pre>
##Push changes to repository using:
##:<pre>
##::git push origin master
##:</pre>
##Pull changes from repository using:
##:<pre>
##::git pull origin master
##:</pre>


If SSH access is provided only for git and it is desired that users should not be able to perform any other activity then one can use [[Restricting SSH access to a given command]] configuration.


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