Git repositories

Creating a Repo

creating a repository (to be synchronized to/from)

cd /path/projectname
git init --bare

create a project (to work in, push/pull from repo)

cd /path/projectname
git init

Git Transfer Protocols

Git can communicate using a variety of protocols. Personally, I like using ssh best since it is secure, universal, and I'm already using it.

ssh

First, create a git repo on a server that is accessible using ssh. See openssh . Next, add a git remote to your project referring to it using the ssh protocol.

git remote add origin ssh://git@gitbox:8610/home/git/my_project
git --set-upstream origin --all
git push

Technically, this is all you need. It would be prudent to create a git user with minimal privileges, and configured to use git-shell (which allows pull/push only).

Special Cases

Verify

git fsck    ## check that repo is not corrupt

Large Files

The git repo also reads ~/.gitconfig, and if you are experiencing issues cloning large files, it can be helpful to perform the following on the server, and if that does not help, on the client as well.

#### ~/.gitconfig
[pack]
    windowMemory = 1000m
    SizeLimit = 1000m
    threads = 1
    window = 0