Install gitolite to an Amazon AMI server

gitolite_setup_amazon_ami.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Install gitolite to an Amazon AMI server
# Allows a low-spec ec2 machine to be used

#===============================================================================
# Install gitolite
#===============================================================================

# Create the git user
sudo adduser git

# Set the git user's password
sudo passwd git

# Install gitolite
sudo yum install -y gitolite

# Switch user to git
sudo su - git

# Create the key
# Will leave the private key on the server incase loose
ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/gitadmin

# Use the key to setup gitolite
gl-setup ~/.ssh/gitadmin.pub

# Switch to client machine
# Copy the private component of the key to your local machine and install
# cat ~/.ssh/gitadmin and paste into vim ~/.ssh/gitadmin works well

# Create a nice ssh host for the ssh config for the git administrator
vim ~/.ssh/config
#host gitadmin
#    user git # the user should be the same as the gitolite user
#    hostname xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
#    port 22
#    identityfile ~/.ssh/gitadmin

# Check if the connection works
ssh gitadmin info

# Clone the admin directory
git clone ssh://gitadmin/gitolite-admin

#===============================================================================
# Create the user for accessing git
#===============================================================================

# Create each user by executing the following on the user's machine
ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/joeprivategit

# Place the public key into the gitolite administration keydir
cp ~/.ssh/joeprivategit.pub gitoliteadmin/keydir/joe.pub

# Add the user joe to the repositories for access

# Push the configuration back to the server
git add conf* keydir*
git commit -m "Added user joe."
git push

# Create a nice ssh host in the ssh config for the git connection
vim ~/.ssh/config
#host privategit
#    user git # the user should be the same as the gitolite user
#    hostname xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
#    port 22
#    identityfile ~/.ssh/joeprivate

# Check connection and repository access
ssh privategit info

# Clone a directory with
git clone ssh://privategit/repsitoryname